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NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA03021

Engineering Analysis · FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING FRACTURE · Opened 2003-11-04 · Closed 2004-10-19

Investigation

Action number
EA03021
Type
Engineering Analysis
Open date
2003-11-04
Close date
2004-10-19
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Affected makes
CHEVROLET; PONTIAC
Affected components
SUSPENSION; SUSPENSION:FRONT; SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
Affected model years
1999
Affected (make, year) variants
6

Summary

THE FAILURE RATE OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES IS LOW RELATIVE TO PAST ODI INVESTIGATIONS.THE ENGINEERING ANALYSIS IS THEREFORE CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR COMPLAINTS AND OTHER INFORMATION RELATING TO THE ALLEGED DEFECT IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES AND TAKE FURTHER ACTION IN THE FUTURE IF WARRANTED.PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED REPORT FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI investigation page
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