NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Engineering Analysis EA02-035: OVERHEATING FRONT AND REAR BRAKES
- Closed
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Engineering Analysis EA02-035 on December 6, 2002 and closed it on June 8, 2004. NHTSA's investigations file lists the 1998–2002 Robert Bosch Brake System for it and links 3 recalls to it.
Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file
Key facts
- NHTSA number
- EA02-035 (also written EA02035)
- 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 June 8, 2004
- Opened
- Closed
- Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
- Robert Bosch, LLC
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic
- Recalls linked by NHTSA
- Vehicles and equipment
- 1998–2002 Robert Bosch Brake System
NHTSA's summary
As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Engineering Analysis EA02-035.
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SEE THE ATTACHEDENGINEERING ANALYSIS CLOSING REPORT FOR THETECHNICAL SUMMARY OF THIS INVESTIGATION. FIVE VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS HAVE FILED DEFECT INFORMATION REPORTS RELATED TO THIS MATTER.THE INFORMATION IS SUMMARIZED IN OUR ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT.THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED. THE AGENCY WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation
NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Engineering Analysis EA02-035. 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.
Robert Bosch
Robert Bosch Brake System
- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
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 EA02-035
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.