NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Preliminary Evaluation PE06-037: AXLE SPINDLE WELD FRACTURE
- Closed
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Preliminary Evaluation PE06-037 on September 11, 2006 and closed it on December 14, 2006. NHTSA's investigations file lists 4 models from 4 makes for it and links recalls 06V-473 and 06V-475 to it.
Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file
Key facts
- NHTSA number
- PE06-037 (also written PE06037)
- 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 December 14, 2006
- Opened
- Closed
- Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
- FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.
- Component
- Suspension — Rear — Axle — Non-Powered Axle Assembly
- Recalls linked by NHTSA
- Vehicles and equipment
- 4 models from 4 makes, including the Pioneer Brand Pioneer and Prowler Brand PRL Classic
NHTSA's summary
As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Preliminary Evaluation PE06-037.
FLEETWOOD HAS FILED CAMPAIGN 06V-473 TO ADDRESS 59 MODEL YEAR 2007 VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED WITH DEFECTIVE AXLE - SPINDLE WELDS BEFORE THESE AXLES COULD BE INSPECTED BY THE AXLE SUPPLIER, LIPPERT COMPONENTS, FOR THE SUSPECT CONDITION.ODI WILL MONITOR FLEETWOOD RV FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS (UNTIL MAY 2007) FOR ANY AXLE - SPINDLE WELD PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS AND WILL INITIATE FURTHER INVESTIGATION IF ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS ARE REPORTED.
Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation
NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Preliminary Evaluation PE06-037. 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.
Pioneer Brand
Pioneer Brand Pioneer
Prowler Brand
Prowler Brand PRL Classic
Terry Brand
Terry Brand Terry Resort
Wilderness
Wilderness Wilderness Scout
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 PE06-037
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.