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NHTSA Investigation PE01020

Preliminary Evaluation · Lufkin Industries, Inc. · STRUCTURE

ClosedPreliminary Evaluation

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.

Model years namedModel years in our database that NHTSA associated with this inquiry. Being named in an investigation says nothing about whether an individual vehicle has any problem.
4
1 model
Opened
Jun 25, 2001
Preliminary Evaluation
Closed
Sep 13, 2001
No associated recall recorded

What NHTSA is examining

The agency's own description of the inquiry, quoted as published

FRACTURES OF MAIN FRAME

ALLEGED THAT THE MAIN FRAME CROSS-MEMBER CLOSEST TO THE FIFTH WHEEL CONNECTION CRACKS AWAY FROM THE MAIN FRAME

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
PE01020
Investigation type
Preliminary Evaluation (PE)
Status
Closed
Manufacturer
Lufkin Industries, Inc.
Component
STRUCTURE
Opened
Jun 25, 2001
Closed
Sep 13, 2001
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.