Preliminary Evaluation · Closed
ENGINE COOLING FAN BLADE SEPARATION
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
What NHTSA is examining
The office of defects investigation opened a preliminary evaluation (pe)03-015 on april 15, 2003, based on three reports alleging that fan blades separated from the engine electronic cooling fan.all three vehicles were winnebago rialta class c motor homes built on a volkswagen eurovan chassis.during the pe investigation, volkswagen provided 125 additional reports of fan failures.the additional reports included 107 reports on rialta vehicles (all using a siemens manufactured cooling fan) and 18 reports on eurovan vehicles (15 using siemens fans and 3 using bosch fans).an engineering analysis investigation (ea03-013) has been opened for further study.
Vehicles under investigation
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.