NHTSA safety investigation
NHTSA Investigation PE01004
Preliminary Evaluation · Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Ltd. · FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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
VEHICLE EXPLOSION
ALLEGED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER REFUELING, A DEALERSHIP TECHNICIAN WAS DRIVING A BRAND NEW VEHICLE AWAY FROM THE REFUELING PUMP AND AN EXPLOSION INSIDE THE VEHICLE OCCURRED.
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
- PE01004
- Investigation type
- Preliminary Evaluation (PE)
- Status
- Closed
- Manufacturer
- Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Ltd.
- Component
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- Opened
- Feb 15, 2001
- Closed
- Mar 29, 2001
- Associated recall campaign
- 01V096000
Vehicles named in this investigation
2 model years across 2 models
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.