NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Preliminary Evaluation PE05-023: TRAILER TONGUE BENDING/CRACKING
- Closed
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Preliminary Evaluation PE05-023 on May 10, 2005 and closed it on October 6, 2005. NHTSA's investigations file lists the 2001–2002 Weekend Warrior FS2600 for it and links recall 05V-443 to it.
Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file
Key facts
- NHTSA number
- PE05-023 (also written PE05023)
- 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 October 6, 2005
- Opened
- Closed
- Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
- WEEKEND WARRIOR TRAILERS INC.
- Component
- Structure
- Recall linked by NHTSA
- 05V-443: TRAILER TONGUE BENDING/CRACKING, reported
- Vehicles and equipment
- 2001–2002 Weekend Warrior FS2600
NHTSA's summary
As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Preliminary Evaluation PE05-023.
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THIS INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED BASED ON A CONSUMER COMPLAINT WHERE IT WASALLEGED THAT THE A-FRAMEPORTION OF THE TRAILER WAS BENDING AND/OR CRACKING WHILE THE TRAILER WAS BEING TOWED.THEORETICALLY, A TOTAL A-FRAME FAILURE COULD RESULT IN A TRAILER SEPARATION, ALTHOUGH NO SEPARATIONS HAVE OCCURRED. ODI CONTACTED THE COMPLAINANT AND THE MANUFACTURER AND DISCOVERED 17SIMILAR REPORTS.WEEKEND WARRIOR SUGGESTED THE TRAILERS WERE BEING ABUSED DURING OFF ROAD USAGE.SPECIFICALLY, THEY WERE CONCERNED THAT LOAD LEVELING SYSTEMS WERE NOT BEING UNHOOKED UPON LEAVING THE HIGHWAY AND, THEREFORE, THE A-FRAME WAS BEING SUBJECTED TO UNREASONABLE STRESS.ODI BELIEVES IT IS NOT ONLY FORESEEABLE, BUT ALSO REASONABLE, TO EXPECT OWNERS TO LEAVE THE LOAD LEVELING SYSTEM CONNECTEDUNDER THESE SITUATIONS.AFTER REVIEWING DRAWINGS ANDDISCUSSING THE REPORTS WITH WEEKEND WARRIOR, THEY HAVEAGREED TO INITIATE A SAFETY RECALL THAT WILL PREVENT FUTURE A-FRAME PROBLEMS.WEEKEND WARRIOR WILL REINFORCE(WELD) THE A-ARMS AND INCREASE THE STRENGTH AND INTEGRITY OFTHE SYSTEM FOR ALL MODEL YEAR 2001 - 2002 FS TRAILERS.A COPY OF THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IS ATTACHED.THIS ACTION RESOLVES THE ISSUES RAISED BY THE INVESTIGATION. ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.
Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation
NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Preliminary Evaluation PE05-023. 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.
Weekend Warrior
All Weekend Warrior 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 PE05-023
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.