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NHTSA Investigation PE95029

Preliminary Evaluation · THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. · POWER TRAIN

ClosedPreliminary Evaluation

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.

Model years namedModel years in our database that NHTSA associated with this inquiry. Being named in an investigation says nothing about whether an individual vehicle has any problem.
1
1 model
Opened
May 5, 1995
Preliminary Evaluation
Closed
Sep 19, 1995

What NHTSA is examining

The agency's own description of the inquiry, quoted as published

PRNDL MISALIGNMENT

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
PE95029
Investigation type
Preliminary Evaluation (PE)
Status
Closed
Manufacturer
THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.
Component
POWER TRAIN
Opened
May 5, 1995
Closed
Sep 19, 1995
Associated recall campaign
95V148000

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.