NHTSA safety investigation
NHTSA Investigation PE87061
Preliminary Evaluation · ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED · VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
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
THROTTLE STICKING
LOW PARTS SALES (20 REPLACEMENT DUCTS SOLD TO DEALERS DURING 5 YEARS TO FIT 12,484 1984-1987 MODELS) ARE INDICATIVE OF A LACK OF A PROBLEM, SINCE SOME (OR ALL) PARTS WERE PROBABLY REPLACED FOR REASONS UNRELATED TO THIS PE, E.G. TO REPLACE PARTS DAMAGED DURING SERVICING OR IN COLLISIONS.===
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
- PE87061
- Investigation type
- Preliminary Evaluation (PE)
- Status
- Closed
- Manufacturer
- ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED
- Component
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
- Opened
- Sep 30, 1987
- Closed
- Nov 30, 1987
- Associated recall campaign
- None recorded
Vehicles named in this investigation
1 model year 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.