NHTSA safety investigation
NHTSA Investigation PE96039
Preliminary Evaluation · General Motors, LLC · 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
CRACKING/FRACTURE OF CHASSIS FRAME RAILS
CRACKS IN THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRAME RAILS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED AFT OF THE PASSENGER CAB AND FORWARD OR THE REAR WHEELS ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.
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
- PE96039
- Investigation type
- Preliminary Evaluation (PE)
- Status
- Closed
- Manufacturer
- General Motors, LLC
- Component
- STRUCTURE
- Opened
- May 17, 1996
- Closed
- Sep 30, 1996
- Associated recall campaign
- None recorded
Vehicles named in this investigation
2 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.