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NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Equipment Query EQ16-001: Nitrous oxide solenoid valves

  • Closed

NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Equipment Query EQ16-001 on February 8, 2016 and closed it on September 30, 2016. NHTSA's investigations file lists the Peter Paul Solenoid Valve for it and links 3 recalls to it.

Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file

Key facts

NHTSA number
EQ16-001 (also written EQ16001)
Investigation type
Equipment Query An administrative investigation that reviews recall reports to confirm that the equipment suppliers and vehicle manufacturers involved in an equipment recall have filed the recall reports required of them.
Status
Closed September 30, 2016
Opened
Closed
Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
Peter Paul Electronics Co., Inc.
Component
Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Recalls linked by NHTSA
Vehicles and equipment
Peter Paul Solenoid Valve

NHTSA's summary

As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Equipment Query EQ16-001.

Background In a Part 573 Safety recall report dated August 28, 2015, Peter Paul Electronics, Co., Inc. (Peter Paul) that it decided that a defect exists in certain nitrous oxide solenoid valves, part numbers 22X01421GM 12/DC, 22X01431GM 12/DC; 22X01441GM 12/DC; 70-1010; 22X01701GM 12/DC; 22X00981GM 12/DC; 22X01031GM 12/DC; 22X01481GM 12/DC; 22X01731GM 16/DC; 22X01751GM 12/DC; 22X01761GM 12/DC; 22X01781GM 16/DC; 22X01821GM 16/DC; 22X01861GM 12/DC;22X01871GM 12/DC; 22X01881GM 12/DC; O22X00551GM 12/DC; and O22X00591GM 16/DC manufactured May 5, 2015, to July 24, 2015.

The affected valves have end stops on sleeves that may break when under pressure either during installation or during use.

If the end stop on the sleeves breaks, the end stop may come off under pressure, increasing the risk of injury to those nearby or possibly damaging other nearby components.

This matter was assigned recall number 15E-072. In their 573 Defect Notification Report, Peter Paul identified several manufactures of aftermarketequipment that were sold the defective valves.

On February 8, 2016, the Recall Management Division (RMD) opened this Equipment Query (EQ) Investigation in order to obtain Peter Paul's customer list and to contact the companies that purchased the nitrous oxide solenoid valves, notify them of the defect and ensure thorough safety recalls are conducted where appropriate. In a letter dated February 11, 2016, Peter Paul responded to the information request letter and submitted the requested purchaser list.

Letters were sent via email to each company on May 9, 2016. RECALL MANAGEMENT DIVISION ACTION RMD sent letters on May 9, 2016 to each purchaser and requested a safety recall decision be made and the requisite notice filed and recall campaign conducted where appropriate.

As a result, the following manufacturers have filed defect reports and are conducting safety recalls: ? Wilson Manifolds (16E-056) ? Nitrous Outlet (16E-034) ? Speedtech (16E-058) ? Induction Solutions (16E-035) ? The following companies have provided written statements that they did not sell any products containing the defective valves to customers: ? Edelbrock Corporation ? Musi Enterprises ? Switzer Dynamics After numerous attempts, the following companies refused to respond to the NHTSA inquiry and have been referred to Chief Counsel: ? Nitrous Supply? Competition Cams, Inc. Accordingly, this equipment query investigation is closed. Copies of documents associated with this investigation, including responses to IR letters, can be found in this Equipment Query?s document repository by clicking the ?Associated Documents? button.

Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation

NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Equipment Query EQ16-001. 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.

Peter Paul

  • Peter Paul Solenoid Valve

    • model year not given

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 EQ16-001

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.