NHTSA safety investigation
NHTSA Investigation PE89121
Preliminary Evaluation · I.R. WITZER CO., INC. · STRUCTURE
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
TRAILER SEPARATION
SUMMARY:A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY ALLEGES CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE JHOOKS ON THEIR 1987 WITZER TRAILER RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.===
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
- PE89121
- Investigation type
- Preliminary Evaluation (PE)
- Status
- Closed
- Manufacturer
- I.R. WITZER CO., INC.
- Component
- STRUCTURE
- Opened
- May 10, 1989
- Closed
- Sep 5, 1989
- Associated recall campaign
- 90V197000
Vehicles named in this investigation
6 model years across 2 models
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.