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NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Engineering Analysis EA89-032: SAFETY BELT FRAYING

  • Closed

NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Engineering Analysis EA89-032 on August 3, 1989 and closed it on April 5, 1990. NHTSA's investigations file lists the 1986–1987 Ford Aerostar for it and links recall 89V-226 to it.

Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file

Key facts

NHTSA number
EA89-032 (also written EA89032)
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 April 5, 1990
Opened
Closed
Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
Seat Belts
Recall linked by NHTSA
Vehicles and equipment
1986–1987 Ford Aerostar

NHTSA's summary

As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Engineering Analysis EA89-032.

SUMMARY:COMPLAINTS OF CUTTING AND FRAYING OF SEAT BELT ON SHARP METALEDGE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT.EDGE IS UNPROTECTED ON 86'S COVEREDON LATER MODELS.ALL COMPLAINTS ON 86'S AND 87'S (1 COMPLAINT ON 87MODEL).

UPGRADE ON 1986 AND 1987 MODELS.===

Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation

NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Engineering Analysis EA89-032. 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.

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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 EA89-032

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.