NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Service Query SQ99-014: ELECTRICAL SHORT

  • No closing date on file

NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Service Query SQ99-014 on May 19, 1999; NHTSA's investigations file gives no closing date for it. NHTSA's investigations file lists the 1999 Damon Hornet for it.

Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file

Key facts

NHTSA number
SQ99-014 (also written SQ99014)
Investigation type
Service Query
Status
Opened May 19, 1999; no closing date on file
Opened
Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
DAMON MOTOR COACH
Component
Electrical System
Vehicles and equipment
1999 Damon Hornet

NHTSA's summary

As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Service Query SQ99-014.

DAMON ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ADVISING DEALERS THAT THE HORNET MODEL TRAILERS MAY HAVE A CONDITION THAT COULD CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE 12 VOLTS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.THIS INVESTIGATION IS OPENED TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM, COMPLAINTS, AND TO EVALUATE THE SAFETY CONSEQUENCES.

Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation

NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Service Query SQ99-014. 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.

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.

Free VIN check: decode a VIN to see its year, make and model.

Sources

NHTSA's investigation record for SQ99-014

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.