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NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Engineering Analysis EA91-010: TRANS PARK SYSTEM FAILURE

  • Closed

NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Engineering Analysis EA91-010 on December 10, 1990 and closed it on December 31, 1991. NHTSA's investigations file lists 15 models from 3 makes for it.

Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file

Key facts

NHTSA number
EA91-010 (also written EA91010)
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 31, 1991
Opened
Closed
Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
Power Train
Vehicles and equipment
15 models from 3 makes, including the Dodge Aries and Plymouth Reliant

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 Engineering Analysis EA91-010. 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.

Chrysler

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Dodge

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Plymouth

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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 EA91-010

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.