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NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Preliminary Evaluation PE02-042: SEAT BELT RETRACTOR

  • Closed

NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Preliminary Evaluation PE02-042 on April 22, 2002 and closed it on June 20, 2002. NHTSA's investigations file lists the 2000–2002 Goshen Coach Gcii Cutaway Bus for it and links recalls 02V160001 and 02E-034 to it.

Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file

Key facts

NHTSA number
PE02-042 (also written PE02042)
Investigation type
Preliminary Evaluation The first stage of most defect investigations: NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation gathers basic information about a possible safety defect, including from the manufacturer.
Status
Closed June 20, 2002
Opened
Closed
Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
VERITRANS SPECIALTY VEHICLES, INC.
Component
Seat Belts — Front — Retractor
Recalls linked by NHTSA
Vehicles and equipment
2000–2002 Goshen Coach Gcii Cutaway Bus

Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation

NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Preliminary Evaluation PE02-042. 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.

Goshen Coach

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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 PE02-042

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.