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NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Engineering Analysis EA00-011: ENGINE CRADLE SEPARATION

  • Closed

NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Engineering Analysis EA00-011 on April 10, 2000 and closed it on January 12, 2001. NHTSA's investigations file lists 8 models from 4 makes for it and links recall 00V-189 to it.

Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file

Key facts

NHTSA number
EA00-011 (also written EA00011)
Investigation type
Engineering Analysis A more detailed stage of a defect investigation, opened when NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation decides an issue merits further review, often after a Preliminary Evaluation or a Recall Query; it can include vehicle testing, surveys and further information requests.
Status
Closed January 12, 2001
Opened
Closed
Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
Engine and Engine Cooling
Recall linked by NHTSA
Vehicles and equipment
8 models from 4 makes, including the Buick Regal and Chevrolet Lumina

NHTSA's summary

As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Engineering Analysis EA00-011.

THE ENGINE CRADLE FRONT BOLTS AND/OR RETAINERS MAY FAIL, ALLOWING THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE CRADLE TO FALL, POSSIBLY SEPARATING THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FROM THE STEERING GEAR, WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL

Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation

NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Engineering Analysis EA00-011. 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.

Buick

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Chevrolet

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Oldsmobile

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Pontiac

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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 EA00-011

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.