Safety 1ST preliminary evaluation PE10009
Harness Slippage. NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened this preliminary evaluation about the strap/webbing on 6 model years (2008). Opened Mar 5, 2010, closed Jul 2, 2010 after 4 months. It led to safety recall 11C001000. became a recall
What NHTSA says
Source: Office of Defects Investigation, as filedThe Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation based on two reports from the same consumer alleging the center front adjuster (CFA) on two different Dorel Vantage child seats would not hold the harness securely. The consumer reported that after adjustment of the harness the CFA did not close completely, allowing the harness webbing to slip through the CFA. ODI is upgrading this investigation based on information provided by Dorel and additional consumer reports on other model Dorel child seats.
A Preliminary Evaluation is the first formal stage: NHTSA has decided the complaints and other information it screened are worth a closer look, and asks the manufacturer for its own data on the condition. 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 themAlso named: 2008 Safety 1ST 22546 (vantage); 2008 Safety 1ST 22547 (vantage); 2008 Safety 1ST 22554 (vantage); 2008 Safety 1ST 22561 (vantage); 2008 Safety 1ST 22562 (vantage); 2008 Safety 1ST 22574 (vantage).
A vehicle page’s investigation list carries the same action; a name here is the scope NHTSA opened, not a list of affected VINs.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects InvestigationIs PE10009 a recall?
No — it is the investigation that led to one. Recall 11C001000 is the campaign; its page carries the remedy.
Is PE10009 still open?
No. It closed on Jul 2, 2010 and led to recall 11C001000.
Which vehicles does PE10009 cover?
NHTSA opened it on 6 model years: 2008 Safety 1ST 22546 (vantage), 2008 Safety 1ST 22547 (vantage), 2008 Safety 1ST 22554 (vantage), 2008 Safety 1ST 22561 (vantage), 2008 Safety 1ST 22562 (vantage), 2008 Safety 1ST 22574 (vantage). That is the scope of the inquiry, not a list of affected vehicles; a recall, if one follows, defines its own population by VIN.