NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Preliminary Evaluation PE05-030: WHEELS CRACKING AND BREAKING
- Closed
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Preliminary Evaluation PE05-030 on June 9, 2005 and closed it on September 14, 2005. NHTSA's investigations file lists the Carriage Cameo and Carri-Lite for it and links recalls 05V-400 and 05V-402 to it.
Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file
Key facts
- NHTSA number
- PE05-030 (also written PE05030)
- 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 September 14, 2005
- Opened
- Closed
- Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
- Carriage, Inc.
- Components
- Wheels; Wheels — Hubcap/Cover; Wheels — Rim
- Vehicles and equipment
- Carriage Cameo and Carri-Lite
NHTSA's summary
As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Preliminary Evaluation PE05-030.
CARRIAGE, INC. HAS FILED DEFECT NOTICE 05V-400 PERTAINING TO DEFECTS FOUND IN CERTAIN 16 CHROME PLATED STEEL WHEELS THAT WEREINSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BETWEEN MARCH 2005 AND JULY 2005 IN 86 MODEL YEAR 2005 CAMEO FIFTH WHEEL RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND 19 WHEELS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT PARTS (TO SERVICE 13 VEHICLES) DURING THIS SAME PERIOD.TREDIT TIRE, CARRIAGE INC.'S SUPPLIER OF TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLIES, HAD INVESTIGATED THE REASON(S) FOR THE CRACKED AND BROKEN WHEELS, DETERMINED THE CAUSE(S), AND NOTIFIED CARRIAGE, INC. OF THEIR FINDINGS ON AUGUST 30, 2005.
IN THE COURSE OF INVESTIGATION PE05-030, CARRIAGE, INC. HAS INFORMED ODI THAT SOME WHEELS INSTALLED IN MODEL YEAR 2003 AND 2004 CAMEO AND CARRI-LITE VEHICLES HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED CRACKED, BROKEN, AND/OR LEAKING. THESE VEHICLES ARE NOT CURRENTLY ADDRESSED BY CAMPAIGN 05V-400.
ACCORDINGLY, ODI WILL EXAMINE THE ISSUE OF THOSEWHEELS INSTALLED IN CARRIAGE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO MARCH 2005 AND NOT CURRENTLY ADDRESSED BY CAMPAIGN O5V-400 AND TAKEACTION, IF APPROPRIATE.
Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation
NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Preliminary Evaluation PE05-030. 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.
Carriage
All Carriage 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 PE05-030
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.