NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Defect Petition DP00-001: OEM HITCH RECEIVER PLATFORM CRACKING
- No closing date on file
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Defect Petition DP00-001 on January 31, 2000; NHTSA's investigations file gives no closing date for it. NHTSA's investigations file lists the Chevrolet Suburban and GMC Suburban for it.
Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file
Key facts
- NHTSA number
- DP00-001 (also written DP00001)
- Investigation type
- Defect Petition A petition asking NHTSA to open a defect investigation; NHTSA grants or denies it, and granting one opens an investigation.
- Status
- Opened January 31, 2000; no closing date on file
- Opened
- Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
- General Motors, LLC
- Component
- Equipment
- Vehicles and equipment
- Chevrolet Suburban and GMC Suburban
NHTSA's summary
As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Defect Petition DP00-001.
THE PETITION ALLEGES THAT CRACKS IN THE HITCH RECEIVER PLATFORM MAY LEAD TO SEPARATION OF THE TRAILER AND LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL
Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation
NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Defect Petition DP00-001. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to that page's NHTSA investigations section.
What an NHTSA investigation is
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) looks into possible safety defects in vehicles and equipment, often after owner complaints. An investigation usually starts as a Preliminary Evaluation, or as a Recall Query when it concerns whether an existing recall covers the right vehicles or fixes the problem, and ODI can upgrade it to a more detailed Engineering Analysis. A Defect Petition asks NHTSA to open an investigation, and Audit and Equipment Queries are administrative investigations into whether companies complied with federal vehicle safety requirements, such as reporting, recall and certification rules.
An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.
To see whether a specific vehicle has an open recall, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Sources
NHTSA's investigation record for DP00-001
Investigation details come from NHTSA's investigations file, which try.vin imports once a day. The investigation types are described from the U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's May 2023 report on NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation, NHTSA's petition rules (49 CFR Parts 552 and 557) and NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation procedures. How try.vin reads NHTSA investigations.