NHTSA safety investigation
NHTSA Investigation PE01015
Preliminary Evaluation · VAN HOOL, N.V. (*) · SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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
FRONT BRAKE HOSE RUPTURE
ALLEGED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE HOSES ARE RUPTURING WHERE THEY ARE CLAMPED TO THE FRONT CONTROL ARM.A RUPTURED BRAKE HOSE WILL CAUSE LOSS OF FRONT BRAKES
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
- PE01015
- Investigation type
- Preliminary Evaluation (PE)
- Status
- Closed
- Manufacturer
- VAN HOOL, N.V. (*)
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Opened
- Apr 30, 2001
- Closed
- May 31, 2001
- Associated recall campaign
- 01V175000
Vehicles named in this investigation
6 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.