NHTSA safety investigation
NHTSA Investigation AQ08001
Audit Query · PACE AMERICAN, INC. · WHEELS
An investigation is not a finding that a defect exists.
NHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
What NHTSA is examining
The agency's own description of the inquiry, quoted as published
PACE AMERICAN 573 RETRACTION
BY LETTER DATED NOVEMBER 8, 2007, PACE AMERICAN NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATED TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTED IN 180 TO 315 SUBJECT VEHICLES MANUFACTURED WITH DEFECTIVE ALUMINUM WHEELS SUPPLIED BY TREDIT TIRE & WHEEL CO. (TREDIT) WHICH COULD BREAK APART, DEFLATING THE TIRE AND RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURY. SUBSEQUENTLY, BY A LETTER DATED APRIL 22, 2008 PACE INFORMED NHTSA THAT ITS NOVEMBER 8TH DECISION WAS MADE IN ERROR AND REQUESTED A RESCINDMENT OF THEIR PART 573 DEFECT REPORT STATING THAT THEIR DECISION WAS BASED ON ONE WARRANTY CLAIM, WHICH PACE LATER DETERMINED TO BE THE RESULT OF OVERLOADING.AFTER FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THE INFORMATION PACE SUPPLIED IN ITS FILINGS, AND THE LIMITATION OF AGENCY RESOURCES, NHTSA HAS DECIDED TO CLOSE THIS INVESTIGATION.
An investigation is a separate record from a recall and from a manufacturer communication. A manufacturer campaign to repair a safety defect or a failure to meet a federal safety standard.
Investigation details
Identifiers, dates and outcome as recorded by NHTSA
- Action number
- AQ08001
- Investigation type
- Audit Query (AQ)
- Status
- Closed
- Manufacturer
- PACE AMERICAN, INC.
- Component
- WHEELS
- Opened
- Jun 18, 2008
- Closed
- Oct 29, 2008
- Associated recall campaign
- None recorded
Vehicles named in this investigation
4 model years across 1 model
Being named here means NHTSA included the vehicle in the scope of its inquiry. It is not a statement that these vehicles have a defect.