NHTSA safety investigation
NHTSA Investigation PE05048
Preliminary Evaluation · Exiss Aluminum Trailers, Inc. · WHEELS
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
WHEEL SEPARATIONS
ODI OPENED PE05-048 AFTER LEARNING OF AN AUGUST 11, 2005, WHEEL SEPARATION INCIDENT FROM A MODEL YEAR 2005 EXISS MODEL SE-422 TRAILEREQUIPPED WITH ALUMINUM WHEELS.THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ONE DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PURCHASED.THIS WOULD APPEAR TO BE A PRODUCTION LINE QUALITY ASSURANCE PROBLEM, GIVEN THE VERY SHORT LENGTH OF FIELD SERVICE.ON SEPTEMEBR 12, 2005, EXISS REPORTED THAT A WHEEL SEPARATION INCIDENT HAD OCCURRED FROM A MODEL YEAR 2003 MODEL SPORT 307LQ TRAILER ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2005 (CANADIAN OWNER).DURING THE INVESTIGATION EXISS IDENTIFIED SEVERAL RECENTLY IMPLEMENTED OR PLANNED INITIATIVES INTENDED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND CONSISTENCY OF THE WHEEL INSTALLATION AND TORQUING PROCESS AT THE PLANT.DUE TO THE LOW FAILURE RATE, ODI IS CLOSING THIS PE AND INITIATING A TWELVE-MONTH MONITORING PROGRAM (I.E.,UNTIL DECEMBER, 2006) THAT WILL REQUIRE EXISS TO REPORT ALL NEWLY REPORTED WHEEL SEPARATIONS FROM EXISS VEHICLES TO ODI.
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
- PE05048
- Investigation type
- Preliminary Evaluation (PE)
- Status
- Closed
- Manufacturer
- Exiss Aluminum Trailers, Inc.
- Component
- WHEELS
- Opened
- Sep 2, 2005
- Closed
- Dec 8, 2005
- 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.