NHTSA safety investigation
NHTSA Investigation PE00012
Preliminary Evaluation · STARCRAFT COMPANY · SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
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
INADVERTENT RECLINING POWER BENCH SEAT
ALLEGE THAT THE POWER BENCH SEAT CAN ENTRAP CHILDREN
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
- PE00012
- Investigation type
- Preliminary Evaluation (PE)
- Status
- Closed
- Manufacturer
- STARCRAFT COMPANY
- Component
- SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
- Opened
- Feb 23, 2000
- Closed
- Jul 31, 2000
- Associated recall campaign
- None recorded
Vehicles named in this investigation
1 model year 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.