NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Engineering Analysis EA05-001: WHEEL SEPARATIONS
- Closed
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Engineering Analysis EA05-001 on January 5, 2005 and closed it on December 6, 2005. NHTSA's investigations file lists the Haulmark Commercial Trailers and Trailer for it.
Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file
Key facts
- NHTSA number
- EA05-001 (also written EA05001)
- 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 December 6, 2005
- Opened
- Closed
- Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
- Haulmark Industries, Inc.
- Components
- Wheels; Wheels — Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
- Vehicles and equipment
- Haulmark Commercial Trailers and Trailer
A recall appears here only when NHTSA's investigations file links one to the investigation; NHTSA's summary or record can name others.
NHTSA's summary
As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Engineering Analysis EA05-001.
DURING PE04-059, ODI IDENTIFIED AN APPARENT PROBLEM WITH WHEEL SEPARATIONS OCCURRING IN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES(EA04-009 AND EA04-019).
IN AUGUST 2004, ODI EXTENDED THE INVESTIGATION ACTIVITY TO INCLUDE CARGO TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH SIMILAR WHEEL END COMPONENTS AS THERECREATIONAL TRAILERS THAT HAD EXPERIENCED WHEEL SEPARATIONS. (SEE EA04-032, KEYSTONE AND EA04-033 PACE AMERICAN).
AS PART OF THIS INVESTIGATION, ODI, ON JANUARY 21, 2005, INITIATED A MONITORING PROGRAM AT HAULMARK REQUIRING THEM TO NOTIFY ODI OF ALL NEWLY REPORTED WHEEL SEPARATIONS.DURING THIS ELEVEN MONTH MONITORING PERIOD (THROUGH DECEMBER 2005), HAULMARK STATES THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO NEW REPORTS OF WHEEL SEPARATIONS FROM HAULMARK VEHICLES SINCE MONITORING BEGAN IN JANUARY 2005.
ACCORDINGLY, ODI IS CLOSING THIS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS. THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO 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 EA05-001. 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.
Haulmark
All Haulmark recallsWhat 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 EA05-001
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.