NHTSA Investigation PE05030

WHEELS CRACKING AND BREAKING

CARRIAGE, INC. HAS FILED DEFECT NOTICE 05V-400 PERTAINING TO DEFECTS FOUND IN CERTAIN 16 CHROME PLATED STEEL WHEELS THAT WEREINSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BETWEEN MARCH 2005 AND JULY 2005 IN 86 MODEL YEAR 2005 CAMEO FIFTH WHEEL RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND 19 WHEELS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT PARTS (TO SERVICE 13 VEHICLES) DURING THIS SAME PERIOD.TREDIT TIRE, CARRIAGE INC.'S SUPPLIER OF TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLIES, HAD INVESTIGATED THE REASON(S) FOR THE CRACKED AND BROKEN WHEELS, DETERMINED THE CAUSE(S), AND NOTIFIED CARRIAGE, INC. OF THEIR FINDINGS ON AUGUST 30, 2005.IN THE COURSE OF INVESTIGATION PE05-030, CARRIAGE, INC. HAS INFORMED ODI THAT SOME WHEELS INSTALLED IN MODEL YEAR 2003 AND 2004 CAMEO AND CARRI-LITE VEHICLES HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED CRACKED, BROKEN, AND/OR LEAKING. THESE VEHICLES ARE NOT CURRENTLY ADDRESSED BY CAMPAIGN 05V-400.ACCORDINGLY, ODI WILL EXAMINE THE ISSUE OF THOSEWHEELS INSTALLED IN CARRIAGE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO MARCH 2005 AND NOT CURRENTLY ADDRESSED BY CAMPAIGN O5V-400 AND TAKEACTION, IF APPROPRIATE.

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.