Jeep preliminary evaluation PE10032
Fuel Spill During Refueling. NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened this preliminary evaluation about the fuel system, gasoline on 12 model years (2007–2008). Opened Aug 23, 2010, closed Feb 16, 2011 after 6 months without a recall. closed
What NHTSA says
Source: Office of Defects Investigation, as filedODI found the rate of warranty claims related to fuel spit back on the subject vehicles is lower than other vehicles previously recalled to correct defects related to fuel spit back. Although the rate of complaints reported to the agency on the subject vehicles is higher than or similar to the rates experienced in previous investigations where safety recalls were conducted, ODI suspects that the NHTSA safety complaints submitted by subject vehicles owners may have been influenced by internet related publicity both before and during this investigation. A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted. Accordingly, this investigation is closed. The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that no safety-related defect exists. The agency will monitor the issue and reserves the right to take future action if warranted by the circumstances. See attached report for additional information. In addition, Chrysler is initiating a lifetime warranty program, at no cost to the consumer, to address the fuel spit back problem in approximately 135,000 model year 2007-2008 Jeep Wrangler vehicles built from March 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008. Chrysler will notify all affected vehicle owners of this action. Consumers should refer to the warranty and service bulletins and sample owner notification letter available in the investigative file. The vehicle build date can be found on the certification label located on the driver door or door jamb.
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 closed without a recall. That means NHTSA found no defect trend it chose to act on at the time, or the manufacturer addressed the condition another way (a service campaign or a bulletin, which have their own pages). A closed file can be reopened if new reports arrive.
Model years it names
Source: as NHTSA filed themAlso named: 2007 Jeep Wrangler; 2008 Jeep Wrangler; 2007 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4; 2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4; 2007 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 RHD; 2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 RHD; 2007 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4X2; 2008 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4X2; 2007 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4X4; 2008 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4X4; 2007 Jeep Wrangler Sahara; 2007 Jeep Wrangler X RHD 4X4.
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 PE10032 a recall?
No. A preliminary evaluation is NHTSA asking questions, not a recall. A safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number and a duty to repair for free; this one closed without one. Whether one particular vehicle has an open recall is a VIN question at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Is PE10032 still open?
No. It closed on Feb 16, 2011 without a recall.
Which vehicles does PE10032 cover?
NHTSA opened it on 12 model years: 2007 Jeep Wrangler, 2008 Jeep Wrangler, 2007 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4, 2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4, 2007 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 RHD, 2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 RHD and more. That is the scope of the inquiry, not a list of affected vehicles; a recall, if one follows, defines its own population by VIN.