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NHTSA Investigation PE02087

Preliminary Evaluation · MCI UNIVERSAL INC · WHEELS

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.
2
1 model
Opened
Nov 19, 2002
Preliminary Evaluation
Closed
Apr 8, 2003
No associated recall recorded

What NHTSA is examining

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

LUG BOLT FAILURE AT WHEELS

SEE ATTACHED SUMMARY REPORT.

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
PE02087
Investigation type
Preliminary Evaluation (PE)
Status
Closed
Manufacturer
MCI UNIVERSAL INC
Component
WHEELS
Opened
Nov 19, 2002
Closed
Apr 8, 2003
Associated recall campaign
None recorded

Vehicles named in this investigation

2 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.