NHTSA safety investigation
NHTSA Investigation SQ97011
Investigation · Volvo Trucks North America · ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
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
BROKEN OR DAMAGED ENGINE FAN
VOLVO REPORTED THAT THEY RECEIVED 237 WARRANTY CLAIMS ON FAN BLADE ASSEMBLIES.OF THESE, 130 MENTIONED PIECE MISSING FROM BLADE UPON BEING INSPECTED BY DEALER PERSONNEL, BUT NOT A SINGLE INCIDENT WAS OBSERVED BY SHOP PERSONNEL.FIELD TRIPS TO SEVERAL DEALERS INDICATED THAT THEY HAVE NOT SEEN ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE SUBJECT ENGINE FAN.A DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME.THIS IVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.ODI WILL MONITOR THIS PROBLEM AND TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTION IN THE FUTURE, IF APPROPRIATE.
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
- SQ97011
- Investigation type
- Investigation (SQ)
- Status
- Closed
- Manufacturer
- Volvo Trucks North America
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Opened
- May 6, 1997
- Closed
- Jun 10, 1997
- Associated recall campaign
- None recorded
Vehicles named in this investigation
3 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.