NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Preliminary Evaluation PE07-047: INSECURE FIFTH WHEEL LATCHING
- Closed
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Preliminary Evaluation PE07-047 on September 14, 2007 and closed it on November 19, 2007. NHTSA's investigations file lists 17 models from 3 makes for it and links recall 07V-530 to it.
Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file
Key facts
- NHTSA number
- PE07-047 (also written PE07047)
- 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 November 19, 2007
- Opened
- Closed
- Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
- Component
- Trailer Hitches — Fifth Wheel Assembly
- Recall linked by NHTSA
- 07V-530: FIFTH WHEEL LEVER PIVOT BOLTS/HOLLAND SIMPLEX, reported
- Vehicles and equipment
- 17 models from 3 makes, including the Freightliner Argosy and Freightliner Century ST
NHTSA's summary
As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Preliminary Evaluation PE07-047.
ON NOVEMBER 19, 2007, FREIGHTLINER FILED DEFECT REPORT 07V-530 WHICH OUTLINES A SAFETY RECALL PROGRAM TO NOTIFY THE AFFECTED OWNERS AND CORRECT THE AFFECTED VEHICLES.
Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation
NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Preliminary Evaluation PE07-047. 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.
Freightliner
Freightliner Argosy
Freightliner Century
Freightliner Century Class
Freightliner CENTURY CLASS S/T
Freightliner Century ST
Freightliner Classic
Freightliner Classic XL
Freightliner Columbia
Freightliner Coronado
Freightliner FLD
Freightliner FLD112
Freightliner FLD120
Freightliner FLD120SD
Sterling
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All Western Star 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 PE07-047
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.