After a preliminary review of consumer complaints and other information related to alleged defects, NHTSA obtains information from the manufacturer(including data on complaints, crashes, injuries, warranty claims, modifications, and part sales) and determines whether further analysis is warranted. If warranted, the investigator will conduct a more detailed and complete analysis of the character and scope of the alleged defect.
NHTSA Action Number: PE05023
Date Opened: 2005-05-10
Date Closed: 2005-10-06
Manufacturer’s Name: WEEKEND WARRIOR TRAILERS INC.
Component Description: STRUCTURE
Recall Campaign: 05V443
Summary Description: TRAILER TONGUE BENDING/CRACKING
Summary
THIS INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED BASED ON A CONSUMER COMPLAINT WHERE IT WASALLEGED THAT THE A-FRAMEPORTION OF THE TRAILER WAS BENDING AND/OR CRACKING WHILE THE TRAILER WAS BEING TOWED.THEORETICALLY, A TOTAL A-FRAME FAILURE COULD RESULT IN A TRAILER SEPARATION, ALTHOUGH NO SEPARATIONS HAVE OCCURRED. ODI CONTACTED THE COMPLAINANT AND THE MANUFACTURER AND DISCOVERED 17SIMILAR REPORTS.WEEKEND WARRIOR SUGGESTED THE TRAILERS WERE BEING ABUSED DURING OFF ROAD USAGE.SPECIFICALLY, THEY WERE CONCERNED THAT LOAD LEVELING SYSTEMS WERE NOT BEING UNHOOKED UPON LEAVING THE HIGHWAY AND, THEREFORE, THE A-FRAME WAS BEING SUBJECTED TO UNREASONABLE STRESS.ODI BELIEVES IT IS NOT ONLY FORESEEABLE, BUT ALSO REASONABLE, TO EXPECT OWNERS TO LEAVE THE LOAD LEVELING SYSTEM CONNECTEDUNDER THESE SITUATIONS.AFTER REVIEWING DRAWINGS ANDDISCUSSING THE REPORTS WITH WEEKEND WARRIOR, THEY HAVEAGREED TO INITIATE A SAFETY RECALL THAT WILL PREVENT FUTURE A-FRAME PROBLEMS.WEEKEND WARRIOR WILL REINFORCE(WELD) THE A-ARMS AND INCREASE THE STRENGTH AND INTEGRITY OFTHE SYSTEM FOR ALL MODEL YEAR 2001 - 2002 FS TRAILERS.A COPY OF THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IS ATTACHED.THIS ACTION RESOLVES THE ISSUES RAISED BY THE INVESTIGATION. ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.
Read More...NHTSA Action Number: PE05024
Date Opened: 2005-05-10
Date Closed: 2005-09-26
Manufacturer’s Name: Winnebago
of Indiana, LLC
Component Description: WHEELS:HUBCAP/COVER
Recall Campaign: 05V423
Summary Description: CRACKED OR BROKEN WHEELS
Summary
IN RESPONSE TO THE PRODUCT FAILURES THAT PROMPTED ODI TO INITIATE INVESTIGATION PE05-024, SUNNYBROOK RV HAS FILED DEFECT NOTICE 05V-423 THAT PROPOSES TO CONDUCT A PRODUCT RECALL TO REPLACE CERTAIN 16 CHROME PLATED STEEL WHEELS THAT WERE INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BETWEEN FEBRUARY 1, 2005 AND JULY 11, 2005 IN APPROXIMATELY 429 MODEL YEAR 2005 TRAVEL TRAILER AND FIFTH WHEEL RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. TREDIT TIRE, SUNNYBROOK RV'S SUPPLIER OF TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLIES, HAD INVESTIGATED THE REASONS FOR THE CRACKED AND BROKEN WHEELS, DETERMINED THE CAUSES, AND NOTIFIED SUNNYBROOK RV AND ODI (05E-051) OF THEIR FINDINGS IN AUGUST-SEPTEMBER, 2005.SUNNYBROOK RV HAS PROVIDED ODI WITH INFORMATION ABOUT ONE INCIDENT OF A WELD BREAKING IN THE WHEEL INSTALLED IN A MODEL YEAR 2004 31BW-FS MODEL VEHICLE.ACCORDINGLY, ODI WILL EVALUATE WHETHER ADDITIONAL ACTIONS APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED FOR VEHICLES NOT CURRENTLY ADDRESSED BY CAMPAIGN O5V-423.
NHTSA Action Number: PE05022
Date Opened: 2005-05-04
Date Closed: 2005-09-26
Manufacturer’s Name: Keystone RV Company
Component Description: WHEELS:HUBCAP/COVER
Recall Campaign: 05V201
Summary Description: CRACKED OR BROKEN WHEELS
Summary
IN RESPONSE TO THE PRODUCT FAILURES THAT PROMPTED ODI TO INITIATE INVESTIGATION PE05-022, KEYSTONE RV HAS FILED TWO DEFECT NOTICES (1) 05V-201 ON MAY 5, 2005 TO ADDRESS 174 MODEL YEAR 2006 CAMBRIDGE VEHICLES AND (2) 05V-424 ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2005 TO ADDRESS 834 MODEL YEAR 2005 AND 2006 MOUNTAINEER, COUGAR, SPRINTER, AND TAIL-GATOR MODEL VEHICLES.BOTH CAMPAIGNS PROPOSE TO REPLACE CERTAIN 16 CHROME PLATED STEEL WHEELS THAT WERE INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT IN THESE VEHICLES.TREDIT TIRE, KEYSTONE RV'S SUPPLIER OF TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLIES, HAD INVESTIGATED THE REASONS FOR THE CRACKED AND BROKEN WHEELS, DETERMINED THE CAUSES, AND NOTIFIED KEYSTONE AND ODI (05E-051) OF THEIR FINDINGS IN AUGUST-SEPTEMBER, 2005.KEYSTONE RV HAS REPORTED FIVE INCIDENTS OF WHEEL CRACKS IN 2004 AND 2005 MODEL YEAR MONTANA BIG SKY FIFTH WHEEL VEHICLES. THESE REPORTS INDICATE THAT CERTAIN VEHICLES MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO MARCH 2005 MAY ALSO BE EXPERIENCING CRACKED, BROKEN, OR LEAKING WHEELS.ACCORDINGLY, ODI WILL EVALUATE WHETHER ADDITIONAL ACTIONS APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED FOR WHEELS INSTALLED IN KEYSTONE RV VEHICLES MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO MARCH 2005 AND NOT ADDRESSED BY CAMPAIGN O5V-201 OR 05V-424.
NHTSA Action Number: PE05020
Date Opened: 2005-04-28
Date Closed: 2005-09-13
Manufacturer’s Name: General Motors, LLC
Component Description: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
Recall Campaign: 05V379
Summary Description: UNWANTED LOW-SPEED ABS ACTIVATION
Summary
IN A LETTER DATED AUGUST 29, 2005, GM NOTIFIED ODI THAT IT WAS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1999 THROUGH 2002 C/K PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES TO CORRECT A PROBLEM WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION THAT MAY RESULT IN UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKING (RECALL 05V-379).GM'S RECALL COVERS APPROXIMATELY 804,000 VEHICLES CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING 14 SALT-BELT STATES:CONNECTICUT, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MICHIGAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, AND WEST VIRGINIA.THE RECALL PROCEDURE WILL INVOLVE REMOVING THE SENSOR, CLEANING THE MOUNTING SURFACE, APPLYING A RUST INHIBITOR (ZINC-X) TO THE SURFACE, AND REINSTALLING THE SENSOR.IF NECESSARY, THE SENSOR WILL BE REPLACED. THE POPULATION AND FAILURE REPORT DATA GIVEN IN THIS RESUME ARE FOR THE FULL REGION THAT HAS BEEN CONSIDERED BY ODI AS THE SALT-BELT.THAT INCLUDES DELAWARE, IOWA, MARYLAND, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, WISCONSIN AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN ADDITION TO THE 14 STATES INCLUDED IN 05V-379.THE STATES COVERED BY GM'S RECALL HAVE THE HIGHEST INCIDENT RATES FOR THE SUBJECT CONDITION, ACCOUNTING FOR 91% OF THE INCIDENTS, BUT ONLY 24% OF SUBJECT VEHICLE SALES IN THE UNITED STATES.ODI'S ANALYSIS DETERMINED THAT 840 OF THE COMPLAINTS, 244 OF THE CRASHES, AND 16 OF THE INJURIES IDENTIFIED IN THIS INVESTIGATION OCCURRED IN THOSE STATES.THE RESULTING INCIDENT AND CRASH RATES ARE 96.2 AND 28.0 PER 100,000 VEHICLES RESPECTIVELY (NOTE:RATES ARE BASED ON VEHICLE SALES, NOT REGISTERED VEHICLES). THE CORRESPONDING NUMBERS IN THE EXCLUDED PORTIONS OF THE SALT-BELT ARE 399,000 VEHICLES, 81 INCIDENTS (20.3 PER 100,000 VEHICLES), 3 CRASHES, AND NO INJURIES.THE STATISTICS IN THE REMAINING 30 STATES ARE 2,406,000 VEHICLES, 168 INCIDENTS (7.0 PER 100,000 VEHICLES), 31 CRASHES, AND ONE INJURY.GM AND ODI ARE CONTINUING TO MONITOR THE PROBLEM EXPERIENCE IN STATES THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.GM WILL PROVIDE ODI WITH UPDATED COMPLAINT, FIELD REPORT, AND WARRANTY DATA IN NOVEMBER 2005.ODI AND GM WILL REVIEW THAT DATA AND ASSESS THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THE CURRENT SCOPE OF THE RECALL AT THAT TIME.
NHTSA Action Number: PE05021
Date Opened: 2005-04-28
Date Closed: 2005-08-26
Manufacturer’s Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Component Description: VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
Summary Description: SUN/MOON ROOF WIND DEFLECTOR BREAKAGE
Summary
THE MANUFACTURER STATES THAT THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF DEFICIENCIES IN THE DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, OR ASSEMBLY OF THE WIND DEFLECTOR THAT MAY ACCOUNT FOR THE INCIDENTS REPORTED.THE MANUFACTURER ALSO BELIEVES THAT IMPACT OF AIRBORNE ROAD DEBRIS WITH THE WIND DEFLECTOR IS THE PROBABLE CAUSE FOR THE INCIDENTS REPORTED.ODI'S ANALYSES OF THE WARRANTY DATA INDICATE THAT INCIDENTS OF WIND DEFLECTOR BREAKAGE WHILE DRIVING WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR OVER TIME, AS THE POPULATION AND ON-ROAD EXPOSURE OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES INCREASE.THE EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE FOR SUCH BREAKAGE, THE BROKEN GLASS PARTICLES AND FRAGMENTS MAY FALL DIRECTLY ONTO THE FRONT SEAT OCCUPANTS OF THESE VEHICLES.THESE OCCURRENCES MAY POSE A RISK OF DRIVER DISTRACTION AND PERSONAL INJURY.THIS PE HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS (EA05-013) TO FURTHER ASSESS THIS MATTER.
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