# NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation PE00037
> **CROSS-MEMBER WELDS CRACK** · Opened 2000-09-12 · Closed 2001-02-06
## Investigation
- **Action number:** PE00037
- **Type:** Preliminary Evaluation
- **Open date:** 2000-09-12
- **Close date:** 2001-02-06
- **Manufacturer:** BENSON INTERNATIONAL, INC.
- **Affected makes:** BENSON
- **Affected components:** STRUCTURE
- **Affected model years:** 1997
- **Affected (make, year) variants:** 1
## Summary

ALLEGE CRQACKING OF FRONT CROSS-MEMBER WELDS.THISE CRACKS ARE NOT READILY OBSERVABLE AND IF ALLOWED TO PROPAGATE, MAY ULTIMATELY REULT IN A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE TRAILER FRAME.

## Source
- [NHTSA ODI investigation page](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?searchType=ID&targetCategory=I&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=PE00037)
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