NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Preliminary Evaluation PE91-127: PARK PAWL BENDING
- Closed
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Preliminary Evaluation PE91-127 on September 16, 1991 and closed it on November 8, 1991. NHTSA's investigations file lists 3 models from 2 makes for it and links recalls 91V-189 and 91V189001 to it.
Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file
Key facts
- NHTSA number
- PE91-127 (also written PE91127)
- 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 8, 1991
- Opened
- Closed
- Vehicle or equipment manufacturers
- Ford Motor Company; Mazda North American Operations
- Component
- Power Train — Automatic Transmission
- Recalls linked by NHTSA
- 91V-189 (NHTSA record)
- 91V189001 (NHTSA record)
- Vehicles and equipment
- 3 models from 2 makes, including the Ford Aerostar and Ford Explorer
Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation
NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Preliminary Evaluation PE91-127. 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.
Ford
All Ford recallsMazda
Mazda Navajo
- 1991
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 PE91-127
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.