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NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation PE07048

Preliminary Evaluation · WHEEL FAILURE · Opened 2007-09-21 · Closed 2008-01-23

Investigation

Action number
PE07048
Type
Preliminary Evaluation
Open date
2007-09-21
Close date
2008-01-23
Manufacturer
SEVAS WHEELS
Affected makes
SEVAS
Affected components
WHEELS; WHEELS:RIM
Affected model years
9999
Affected (make, year) variants
2

Summary

SINCE PE07-048 WAS OPENED, ODI HAS RECEIVED INFORMATION ABOUT THREE ADDITIONAL S-10 WHEEL FAILURES.THESE INCLUDE TWO COMPLAINTS OF FRACTURED RIMS AND ONE COMPLAINT OF A CRACKED RIM.TO DATE, THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT PROVIDED A COMPLETE AND SATISFACTORY RESPONSE TO ODI'S REQUEST FOR INFORMATION RELATED TO THE ALLEGED DEFECT OR PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT ANY COMPLAINTS OR CLAIMS THAT WERE NOT ALREADY KNOWN TO ODI.THE MANUFACTURER HAS ADVISED ODI THAT DISTRIBUTION OF THE SUBJECT WHEELS TO RETAILERS WAS SUSPENDED IN OCTOBER 2007.THE PRODUCTION VOLUME GIVEN IN THIS RESUME IS AN ESTIMATE FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND MAY INCLUDE WHEELS CURRENTLY HELD IN THE DISTRIBUTION CHAIN, WHEELS IN RETAILER INVENTORY AND WHEELS THAT WERE SOLD INTO SERVICE.ACTUAL SALES VOLUMES ARE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.WHILE THE MANUFACTURER HAS INDICATED FINDING EVIDENCE OF IMPACT DAMAGE IN SOME WHEELS INVOLVED IN COMPLAINTS OR CLAIMS, NO INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO ODI RELATED TO SUCH CLAIMS OR ANALYSES.THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS TO CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE THE ALLEGED DEFECT IN THE SUBJECT WHEELS AND TO CONTINUE EFFORTS TO OBTAIN FULL AND COMPLETE RESPONSES TO ODI INFORMATION REQUESTS FROM SEVAS.

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