NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Defect Petition DP00-008: DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP PULLEY
- Closed
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Defect Petition DP00-008 on September 25, 2000 and closed it on November 19, 2001. NHTSA's investigations file lists the 1994–1998 Saab 900 for it.
Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file
Key facts
- NHTSA number
- DP00-008 (also written DP00008)
- 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
- Closed November 19, 2001
- Opened
- Closed
- Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
- SAAB CARS USA, INC.
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling
- Vehicles and equipment
- 1994–1998 Saab 900
A recall appears here only when NHTSA's investigations file links one to the investigation; NHTSA's summary or record can name others.
Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation
NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Defect Petition DP00-008. 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 DP00-008
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.