NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Preliminary Evaluation PE93-054: POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE
- Closed
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Preliminary Evaluation PE93-054 on May 27, 1993 and closed it on December 29, 1993. NHTSA's investigations file lists 11 Dodge models for it.
Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file
Key facts
- NHTSA number
- PE93-054 (also written PE93054)
- 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 29, 1993
- Opened
- Closed
- Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
- Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic
- Vehicles and equipment
- 11 Dodge models, including the AD100 and AD150
A recall appears here only when NHTSA's investigations file links one to the investigation; NHTSA's summary or record can name others.
Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation
NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Preliminary Evaluation PE93-054. 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.
Dodge
Dodge AD100
- 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
Dodge AD150
- 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
Dodge D150
- 1989, 1990
Dodge D250
- 1989, 1990
Dodge D350
- 1989, 1990
Dodge Ram 1500
Dodge Ram 2500
Dodge Ram 3500
Dodge W150
- 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
Dodge W250
- 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
Dodge W350
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.
Dodge VIN check: decode a VIN to see its year, make and model.
Sources
NHTSA's investigation record for PE93-054
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.