NHTSA Investigation PE05024

CRACKED OR BROKEN WHEELS

IN RESPONSE TO THE PRODUCT FAILURES THAT PROMPTED ODI TO INITIATE INVESTIGATION PE05-024, SUNNYBROOK RV HAS FILED DEFECT NOTICE 05V-423 THAT PROPOSES TO CONDUCT A PRODUCT RECALL TO REPLACE CERTAIN 16 CHROME PLATED STEEL WHEELS THAT WERE INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BETWEEN FEBRUARY 1, 2005 AND JULY 11, 2005 IN APPROXIMATELY 429 MODEL YEAR 2005 TRAVEL TRAILER AND FIFTH WHEEL RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. TREDIT TIRE, SUNNYBROOK RV'S SUPPLIER OF TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLIES, HAD INVESTIGATED THE REASONS FOR THE CRACKED AND BROKEN WHEELS, DETERMINED THE CAUSES, AND NOTIFIED SUNNYBROOK RV AND ODI (05E-051) OF THEIR FINDINGS IN AUGUST-SEPTEMBER, 2005.SUNNYBROOK RV HAS PROVIDED ODI WITH INFORMATION ABOUT ONE INCIDENT OF A WELD BREAKING IN THE WHEEL INSTALLED IN A MODEL YEAR 2004 31BW-FS MODEL VEHICLE.ACCORDINGLY, ODI WILL EVALUATE WHETHER ADDITIONAL ACTIONS APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED FOR VEHICLES NOT CURRENTLY ADDRESSED BY CAMPAIGN O5V-423.

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.