NHTSA safety investigation
NHTSA Investigation PE97020
Preliminary Evaluation · TAYLOR MADE AMBULANCE COMPANY · 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
ALLEGED FRAME FRACTURES
THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE OF AUSTIN, TX (AEMS) REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE FRAMES OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES. THE FRAME IN THE AREA OF AN ADDITIONAL BODY MOUNT REPORTEDLY CRACKS AND COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO SHIFTING OF THE AMBULANCE BOX ON THE CHASSIS.BY LETTER DATED MAY 20, 1997, THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED NHTSA OF ITS PLANS TO RECALL ALL THE SUBJECT VEHICLE (ODI RECALL 97V-088).THE FRAMES OF ALL VEHICLES ARE BEING REPAIRED AND NEW AMBULANCE BOX MOUNTING BRACKETS ARE BEING INSTALLED ACCORDING TO FRAME REPAIR AND BODY MOUNTING PROCEDURES ENGINEERED BY FREIGHTLINER, THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE CHASSIS.
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
- PE97020
- Investigation type
- Preliminary Evaluation (PE)
- Status
- Closed
- Manufacturer
- TAYLOR MADE AMBULANCE COMPANY
- Component
- STRUCTURE
- Opened
- May 14, 1997
- Closed
- May 21, 1997
- Associated recall campaign
- None recorded
Vehicles named in this investigation
2 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.