Peter Paul equipment query EQ16001
Nitrous oxide solenoid valves. NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened this equipment query about the hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. Opened Feb 8, 2016, closed Sep 30, 2016 after 8 months. It led to safety recall 16E034000, 16E035000, 16E058000. became a recall
What NHTSA says
Source: Office of Defects Investigation, as filedBackground In a Part 573 Safety recall report dated August 28, 2015, Peter Paul Electronics, Co., Inc. (Peter Paul) that it decided that a defect exists in certain nitrous oxide solenoid valves, part numbers 22X01421GM 12/DC, 22X01431GM 12/DC; 22X01441GM 12/DC; 70-1010; 22X01701GM 12/DC; 22X00981GM 12/DC; 22X01031GM 12/DC; 22X01481GM 12/DC; 22X01731GM 16/DC; 22X01751GM 12/DC; 22X01761GM 12/DC; 22X01781GM 16/DC; 22X01821GM 16/DC; 22X01861GM 12/DC;22X01871GM 12/DC; 22X01881GM 12/DC; O22X00551GM 12/DC; and O22X00591GM 16/DC manufactured May 5, 2015, to July 24, 2015. The affected valves have end stops on sleeves that may break when under pressure either during installation or during use. If the end stop on the sleeves breaks, the end stop may come off under pressure, increasing the risk of injury to those nearby or possibly damaging other nearby components. This matter was assigned recall number 15E-072. In their 573 Defect Notification Report, Peter Paul identified several manufactures of aftermarketequipment that were sold the defective valves. On February 8, 2016, the Recall Management Division (RMD) opened this Equipment Query (EQ) Investigation in order to obtain Peter Paul's customer list and to contact the companies that purchased the nitrous oxide solenoid valves, notify them of the defect and ensure thorough safety recalls are conducted where appropriate. In a letter dated February 11, 2016, Peter Paul responded to the information request letter and submitted the requested purchaser list. Letters were sent via email to each company on May 9, 2016. RECALL MANAGEMENT DIVISION ACTION RMD sent letters on May 9, 2016 to each purchaser and requested a safety recall decision be made and the requisite notice filed and recall campaign conducted where appropriate. As a result, the following manufacturers have filed defect reports and are conducting safety recalls: ? Wilson Manifolds (16E-056) ? Nitrous Outlet (16E-034) ? Speedtech (16E-058) ? Induction Solutions (16E-035) ? The following companies have provided written statements that they did not sell any products containing the defective valves to customers: ? Edelbrock Corporation ? Musi Enterprises ? Switzer Dynamics After numerous attempts, the following companies refused to respond to the NHTSA inquiry and have been referred to Chief Counsel: ? Nitrous Supply? Competition Cams, Inc. Accordingly, this equipment query investigation is closed. Copies of documents associated with this investigation, including responses to IR letters, can be found in this Equipment Query?s document repository by clicking the ?Associated Documents? button.
A Equipment Query is a query about a piece of equipment — a component, a tire, a child seat — rather than a whole vehicle. The summary is the agency’s own text from its investigation file, unedited; the opening and closing resumes with the full reasoning are on NHTSA’s site under this number.
What this means for an owner
Source: and what happens nextAn investigation is not a finding that a defect exists, and it puts no duty on anyone. NHTSA opens a Preliminary Evaluation when complaints and other reports suggest a condition worth asking the manufacturer about; it upgrades to an Engineering Analysis when the answers warrant testing; it closes either when it recommends a recall, when the manufacturer recalls on its own, or when no defect trend is found. The agency’s own goals are about four months for a petition, eight for a Preliminary Evaluation or a Recall Query and eighteen for an Engineering Analysis; many run longer.
This one became a recall. The campaign page carries the manufacturer’s filed defect, risk and remedy, the build window and every model year covered; whether one specific vehicle is included is settled by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Model years it names
Source: as NHTSA filed themNHTSA filed this action against Peter Paul Electronics Co., Inc. without naming a model year — an equipment or manufacturer-level query.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects InvestigationIs EQ16001 a recall?
No — it is the investigation that led to one. Recall 16E034000, 16E035000, 16E058000 is the campaign; its page carries the remedy.
Is EQ16001 still open?
No. It closed on Sep 30, 2016 and led to recall 16E034000, 16E035000, 16E058000.
Which vehicles does EQ16001 cover?
NHTSA filed it against Peter Paul Electronics Co., Inc. without naming a model year.