NHTSA safety investigation
NHTSA Investigation PE89150
Preliminary Evaluation · Motor Coach Industries · SEATS
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
ARMREST FRACTURES
SUMMARY:ON JUNE 5, 1989 NTSB OFFICIALLY REQUESTED THAT NHTSA INVESTIGATETHIS MATTER.A PE INVOLVING THE MANUFACTURER OF THE BUS IS ONGOING,HOWEVER, AS MORE MANUFACTURERS MAY NOW BE INVOLVED, THE SEAT MANUFACTURERNEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE INVESTIGATIVE EFFORT.===
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
- PE89150
- Investigation type
- Preliminary Evaluation (PE)
- Status
- Closed
- Manufacturer
- Motor Coach Industries
- Component
- SEATS
- Opened
- Aug 3, 1989
- Closed
- Oct 16, 1989
- Associated recall campaign
- None recorded
Vehicles named in this investigation
18 model years across 3 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.