Investigations List

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: EQ14009

Date Opened: 2014-07-17

Date Closed: 2014-11-10

Manufacturer’s Name: Suburban ManufacturingeBay CO

Component Description: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:FURNACE

Recall Campaign:

Summary Description: Furnace Intake Fan May Melt


Summary

See the attached closing report.

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NHTSA Action Number: EQ14008

Date Opened: 2014-07-14

Date Closed: 2014-09-22

Manufacturer’s Name: LipperteBay

Component Description: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:HANGER/BRACKET

Recall Campaign: 14E052

Summary Description: Frame Spring Hanger Failure


Summary

The closing report is attached.

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NHTSA Action Number: EA14003

Date Opened: 2014-07-07

Date Closed: 2014-10-31

Manufacturer’s Name: EvenfloeBay Company, Inc.

Component Description: CHILD SEATeBay:HARNESS/CROTCH BUCKLE

Recall Campaign: 14C006

Summary Description: Car SeateBay Harness Buckle


Summary

On January 31, 2014, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation as PE14-003 based on 18 reports from consumers alleging the harness buckle on their convertible or booster car seateBay was difficult to unlatch or would not unlatch. Separately, ODI's investigation of harness buckles (see EA13-001) in GracoeBay Children's Products, Inc. (GracoeBay), revealed that the EvenfloeBay Company, Inc. (EvenfloeBay) also used ?QT1 and ?QT3 harness buckles supplied by AmSafe Commercial Products, Inc. in car seatseBay that EvenfloeBay produced.On February 7, 2014 GracoeBay submitted a Defect Information Report (DIR) to recall approximately 3.7 million GracoeBay convertible and booster car seatseBay produced with QT1 and QT3 buckles. GracoeBay did not, at that time, recall its Rear Facing Infant (RFI) seats that used the same buckles.On April 2, 2014, EvenfloeBay submitted a DIR to recall approximately 1.3 million convertible and booster car seatseBay produced with QT1 and QT3 buckles. Like GracoeBay, EvenfloeBay excluded its RFIcar seats from this recall.On June 27, 2014, GracoeBay submitted a DIR which expanded its earlier recall to include approximately 1.9 million GracoeBay RFI car seatseBay produced with QT1 buckles. GracoeBay also committed to conduct a Customer Service Campaign with notification to registered consumers to replace the QT3 harness buckles.On July 7, 2014 ODI upgraded this investigation to Engineering Analysis EA14-003 to continue its investigation concerning EvenfloeBay's RFI car seatseBay. On August 29, 2014, in response to an ODI information request, EvenfloeBay disputed that a safety risk was present in the buckles and claimed that in an emergency situation the entire car seateBay could be removed from the vehicle, with the child inside.On October 14, 2014, the Agency contacted EvenfloeBay, and advised that the Agency was prepared to send a Recall Request Letter if the company did not recall the RFI. As stated to EvenfloeBay, it was the Agency's position that the car seatseBay should be recalled because the same QT1 buckles had already been recalled by GracoeBay in its RFI; the complaint data was sufficient to warrant a recall; and, there was no evidence that any differences in the configuration of EvenfloeBay RFI compared to GracoeBay's RFI had an impact on the functioning of the buckle. The Agency had previously described to EvenfloeBay its serious concerns about the inherent safety risk present when a child in an RFI needed to be quickly removed from a vehicle due to an emergency situation and the buckle was difficult to or would not open.On October 20, 2014, EvenfloeBay submitted a DIR recalling 202,346 RFI car seatseBay produced with the QT1 buckles. In its chronology, EvenfloeBay states that the company had received 10 consumer complaints of difficulty opening the buckle. However, at the time the DIR was submitted the Agency was aware of 71 unique complaints submitted to EvenfloeBay and there were two additional complaints made directly to the Agency. The DIR also stated that EvenfloeBay would conduct a Customer Awareness Campaign (CAC) to replace the QT3 buckles used on the non-recalled RFI models. Registered owners of both the recalled seats and the seats covered by the CAC will receive notification letters informing them of the recall and CAC action. EvenfloeBay's two recalls and CAC action covers all EvenfloeBay car seatseBay produced with QT1 and QT3 buckles. EvenfloeBay's DIR states that it voluntarily recalled its convertible and booster seats in April 2014. Under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, a manufacturer of an item of replacement equipment is, in fact, obligated to provide notice once the manufacturer learns that the item of equipment contains a defect related to motor vehicle safety. See 49 U.S.C.

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NHTSA Action Number: PE14020

Date Opened: 2014-07-07

Date Closed: 2016-02-05

Manufacturer’s Name: Daimler TruckseBay North America, LLC

Component Description: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

Recall Campaign:

Summary Description: CNG Fuel System Integrity


Summary

On April 3, 2014 in Howard, Wisconsin, a model year 2014 FreightlinereBay Business Class M2 truck manufactured by Daimler TruckseBay North America LLC (DNTA) experienced a catastrophic CNG fuel container burst when it was struck by an unsecured forklift being transported inside the truck's cargo compartment.A contractor working for the National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA) Special Crash Investigations (SCI) Program conducted a field examination of the incident vehicle and the incident scene (SCI Case Number: IN14016). The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) subsequently sent an information request letter to DTNA and received two responses dated January 23, 2015 and June 24, 2015, respectively.ODI continues to evaluate the CNG fuel system integrity on the subject vehicles and other medium- & heavy-duty CNG vehicles.ODI also continues to investigate CNG fuel system integrity related incidents as they arise. ODI has engaged industry on this subject at various meetings, seminars and conferences, and through involvement in committees hosted by industry and standards development organizations including the Natural Gas Vehicles for America (NGVAmerica) national trade association and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/ CSA Group.This Preliminary Evaluation has been upgraded to an Engineering Analysis (EA16-001) so that ODI may gather additional information about CNG fuel system integrity from additional vehicle manufacturers, fuel system integrators and component suppliers and continue to engage with stakeholders to better understand the industry state of the art and the hazard potential.

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NHTSA Action Number: PE14021

Date Opened: 2014-07-07

Date Closed: 2014-11-21

Manufacturer’s Name: FordeBay Motor Company

Component Description: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

Recall Campaign:

Summary Description: Steering Column Shaft Obstruction


Summary

On July 7, 2014 the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a preliminary evaluation based on five complaints (VOQs) alleging incidents ofinterference between dislodged exhaust manifold heat shields and the lower steering shaft/knuckle, including one alleging the interference resulted in a crash on a highway entrance ramp. Since opening this investigation, ODI has received four additional owner complaints.One indicated that the shield was removed before binding could occur.The other three occurred at low speed and produced some momentary steering binding that was overcome by the driver when additional steering effort was applied.Once the shield was repaired or removed, the steering returned to normal.The single incident ODI identified as a possible crash (VOQ No. 10578715) related to this condition could not be verified and the description of the crash in the complaint was not supported by the police accident report.No additional crash allegations have been identified related to the alleged defect condition.Information provided by FordeBay in its September 10, 2014 response to ODI's information request letter identified 10 additional incidents resulting in a low rate of 1.6 incidents per 100,000 vehicles sold in vehicles ranging from 7 to 11 years in service.Six of these incidents were reported by a single source, a state police fleet that corrected the problems in March 2011 and has not reported any additional failures since.FordeBay also reported 5 warranty claims, but these incidents occurred at very low mileages and appeared to be caused by loose or missing heat shield attachment hardware rather than the corrosion condition that was the cause of the more recent incidents and the focus of this investigation.This investigation is closed. The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist. The Agency will continue to monitor complaints and other information relating to the alleged defect in the subject vehicles and take further action in the future if warranted.The following VOQs are associated with this investigation:10643753, 10615584, 10611362, 10610451, 10578715, 10479681, 10471833, 10317493.

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