# NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation PE96043
> **ELECTRIC RELAY  CAUSING VEHICLE FIRES** · Opened 1996-06-18 · Closed 1996-07-31
## Investigation
- **Action number:** PE96043
- **Type:** Preliminary Evaluation
- **Open date:** 1996-06-18
- **Close date:** 1996-07-31
- **Manufacturer:** DYNAMIC ELECTRONICS MFG.
- **Affected makes:** DYNAMIC
- **Affected components:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Affected model years:** 9999
- **Affected (make, year) variants:** 1
## Summary

THE ELECTRONIC ANTI-THEFT DEVICE (KNOWN AS THE RELAY UNIT), WHICH IS MANUFACTURED BY DYNAMIC ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING (DYNAMIC), ALLEGEDLY DEVELOPS INTERNAL SHORTS, OVERHEATS AND CAUSES VEHILE FIRES.

## Source
- [NHTSA ODI investigation page](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?searchType=ID&targetCategory=I&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=PE96043)
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