NHTSA safety investigation
NHTSA Investigation PE05012
Preliminary Evaluation · PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED · STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
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
POWER STEERING HOSE LEAKAGE
THIS INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED AS THE RESULT OF ODI'SREVIEW OF PREVOST SERVICE BULLETIN, WB04-10,ISSUED IN DECEMBER 2004 AND TITLED INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT OF POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE.THE BULLETIN ADDRESSED THE POSSIBILITY THAT POWER STEERING ASSIST COULD BE LOST DUE TO A POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE FAILURE.THE BULLETIN INSTRUCTED THE DEALER TO INSPECT, REPLACE, AND REPOSITIONED THE HOSES THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE.AS A RESULT OF ODI'S INVESTIGATION, PREVOST HAS AGREED TO CONDUCTA SAFETY RECALL TO INSPECT THE POWER STEERING HOSES FOR SIGNS OF ABRADING AND TO REPLACE CERTAIN POWER STEERING HOSES ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.A COPY OF THE SAFETY RECALL IS ATTACHED.THIS ACTION RESOLVES THE ISSUES RAISED BY THIS INVESTIGATION. ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.
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
- PE05012
- Investigation type
- Preliminary Evaluation (PE)
- Status
- Closed
- Manufacturer
- PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED
- Component
- STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
- Opened
- Feb 28, 2005
- Closed
- Apr 14, 2005
- Associated recall campaign
- 05V107000
Vehicles named in this investigation
21 model years across 5 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.