NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Preliminary Evaluation PE07-061: LIFT ASSISSTED CARGO DOORS
- Closed
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Preliminary Evaluation PE07-061 on November 30, 2007 and closed it on March 24, 2008. NHTSA's investigations file lists the 2005 Newmar Dutch Star for it.
Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file
Key facts
- NHTSA number
- PE07-061 (also written PE07061)
- 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 March 24, 2008
- Opened
- Closed
- Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
- Newmar Corporation
- Components
- Latches/Locks/Linkages — Doors — Latch; Structure — Body — Door; Structure — Body — Door — Hinge and Attachments
- Vehicles and equipment
- 2005 Newmar Dutch Star
A recall appears here only when NHTSA's investigations file links one to the investigation; NHTSA's summary or record can name others.
NHTSA's summary
As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Preliminary Evaluation PE07-061.
ODI OPENED THIS INVESTIGATON WITH A SINGLE COMPLAINT, VOQ 10192456. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, NEWMAR IDENTIFIED ONE ADDITIONAL OWNER COMPLAINT ON A SUBJECT VEHICLE (POPULATION 2,431).
NEWMAR ALSO IDENTIFIED ONE COMPLAINT PERTAINING TO A MODEL YEAR 2006 VEHICLE (OF 1,567 MFD) IN WHICH A LIFT ASSISTED CARGO DOOR IN A MOVING VEHICLE HAD REPORTEDLY OPENED (OR BEEN LEFT IN THE OPEN POSITION BY THE OPERATOR) TO THE NEAR HORIZONTAL POSITION AND THE PROTRUDING RIGHT REAR CARGO DOOR HAD CONTACTED A HIGHWAY GUARDRAIL WHICH SHEARED THE CARGO DOOR FROM THE VEHICLE.NEWMAR HAS ADVISED ODI THAT INADVERTANT OPENING OF HORIZONTALLY HINGED CARGO DOORS WILL BECOME LESS FREQUENT BECAUSE NEWMAR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED IN MORE RECENT YEARS ARE EQUIPPED WITH VERTICALLY HINGED CARGO DOORS (WHICH ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH A LIFT ASSIST FEATURE).
ODI IS CLOSING THIS INVESTIGATION DUE TO A LOW NUMBER OF FAILURES, BUT HAS IMPLEMENTED A ONE-YEAR MONITORING PROGRAM AT NEWMAR THAT REQUIRESNEWMAR TO INFORM ODI WHEN ANY ADDITIONAL INCIDENTS OF INADVERTANT CARGO DOOR OPENINGS ARE REPORTED SO THE AGENCY CAN RESPOND WITH THE APPROPORIATEACTION IF, AND WHEN , NEW INCIDENTS ARE REPORTED.
Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation
NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Preliminary Evaluation PE07-061. 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.
Newmar
Newmar Dutch Star
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 PE07-061
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.