# NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation PE07025
> **TRAILER HITCH RECEIVER FAILURE** · Opened 2007-05-14 · Closed 2007-09-14
## Investigation
- **Action number:** PE07025
- **Type:** Preliminary Evaluation
- **Open date:** 2007-05-14
- **Close date:** 2007-09-14
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Affected makes:** CHEVROLET; GMC
- **Affected components:** TRAILER HITCHES
- **Affected model years:** 2002
- **Affected (make, year) variants:** 6
## Summary

GM PROVIDED ADDITIONAL DATA REGARDING ALLEGATIONS OF FAILURE OF THE TRAILER HITCH.ODI REVIEWED THAT AS WELL AS OTHER DATA PROVIDED BY PEER MANUFACTURERS.BASED ON OUR REVIEW, ODI FINDS THE NEED TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE.THIS PRELIMINARY EVALUATION IS UPGRADED TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS (EA07-013) FOR FURTHER ASSESSMENT AND STUDY OF THIS ISSUE.

## Source
- [NHTSA ODI investigation page](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?searchType=ID&targetCategory=I&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=PE07025)
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