NHTSA safety investigation
NHTSA Investigation PE88041
Preliminary Evaluation · HONEY RV INC. · 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
FUEL EXPULSION
SUMMARY:THE FUEL RESERVOIR AND EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEMS ALLEGEDLYCAN NOT REDUCE THE FUEL RESERVOIR SYSTEM PRESSURIZATION CAUSED BY HIGHFUEL TEMPERATURES, LARGE TANK SURFACE AREA, AND POSSIBLY ONE OR MORE OF THEFOLLOWING CONTRIBUTORY CONDITIONS:HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES, HIGH FUELTANK VOLUME, HIGH ALTITUDE, AND THE PROXIMITY OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEMCOMPONENTS TO THE FUEL RESERVOIR COMPONENTS. #===
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
- PE88041
- Investigation type
- Preliminary Evaluation (PE)
- Status
- Closed
- Manufacturer
- HONEY RV INC.
- Component
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
- Opened
- Mar 30, 1988
- Closed
- Sep 20, 1988
- Associated recall campaign
- 88V090000
Vehicles named in this investigation
3 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.