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Preliminary Evaluation · Closed

REAR FRAME CRACKS

Action number
PE01003
Opened
Feb 7, 2001
Closed
Jul 30, 2001
Outcome
Recall 03V106000

Manufacturer: ELECTRIC TRANSIT, INC.

This investigation led to a recall

NHTSA links this probe to recall campaign 03V106000.

Read the recall: what is defective and the free fix →

What NHTSA is examining

Alleged cracks develop in the rear main frame beams

Vehicles under investigation

1997 Electric Transit, Inc. Trolley Bus 14TRE 41 Pass1998 Electric Transit, Inc. Trolley Bus 14TRE 41 Pass

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.