NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Preliminary Evaluation PE99-041: DRAW PIN BOX
- Closed
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Preliminary Evaluation PE99-041 on June 16, 1999 and closed it on November 16, 1999. NHTSA's investigations file lists the Fleetwood Avion and Westport for it and links recall 99V-294 to it.
Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file
Key facts
- NHTSA number
- PE99-041 (also written PE99041)
- 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 16, 1999
- Opened
- Closed
- Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
- FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.
- Component
- Structure
- Recall linked by NHTSA
- 99V-294: FLEETWOOD/CHASSIS, reported
- Vehicles and equipment
- Fleetwood Avion and Westport
NHTSA's summary
As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Preliminary Evaluation PE99-041.
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The pin box/king pin assembly is the attachment point between the fifth wheel trailer and the towing vehicle.
Should a complete fracturer occur in service, the trailer could become detached from the towing vehicle.
In 1997, Fleetwood replaced the 7 gage steel used to construct the pin box with 11 gage steel, which is about 30 percent thinner.
In mid 1998, Fleetwood went back to the thicker steel and has provided dealers with drawings and specifications to repair vehicles in the field with the thicker steel pin box.
Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation
NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Preliminary Evaluation PE99-041. 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.
Fleetwood
All Fleetwood 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 PE99-041
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.