NHTSA safety investigation
NHTSA Investigation EQ12011
Investigation · Navistar, Inc. · PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:AIR:CHAMBER
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
Leaking MGM brake chambers
The summary for this investigation is provided in a separate attachment to this resume.This equipment query is closed.
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
- EQ12011
- Investigation type
- Investigation (EQ)
- Status
- Closed
- Manufacturer
- Navistar, Inc.
- Component
- PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:AIR:CHAMBER
- Opened
- Dec 4, 2012
- Closed
- Jul 12, 2013
- Associated recall campaign
- 13E012000
Vehicles named in this investigation
29 model years across 18 models
- International 8600
- International Durastar
- International Prostar
- International Workstar
- New Flyer C35LFR
- New Flyer C40FLR
- New Flyer D35LFR
- New Flyer D40LFR
- New Flyer D60LFR
- New Flyer DE35LFR
- New Flyer DE40LFR
- New Flyer DE60LFR
- New Flyer XD35
- New Flyer XD40
- New Flyer XDE35
- New Flyer XDE40
- New Flyer XN40
- New Flyer XN60
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.