Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition

Topics:  Volvo VNL

Gregory K. Rea
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
21 April 2016

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 77 (Thursday, April 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23548-23549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08497]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2016-0047]


Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 
Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Denial of petition for a defect investigation.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the reasons for the denial of a 
petition submitted to NHTSA under 49 U.S.C. 30162, requesting that the 
agency commence a proceeding to determine the existence of a defect 
related to motor vehicle safety in 2015 Volvo VNL 780 vehicles. After a 
review of the petition and other information, NHTSA has concluded that 
further expenditure of the agency's investigative resources on the 
issues raised by the petition does not appear warranted. The agency 
accordingly has denied the petition. The petition is hereinafter 
identified as DP15-006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Nate Seymour, Medium & Heavy Duty 
Vehicle Division, Office of Defects Investigation (ODI), NHTSA, 1200 
New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: (202) 366-2069.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By letter dated August 7, 2015, Mr. Albert 
Cusson and Nancy Younger-Cusson wrote to

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NHTSA requesting that the agency investigate the issues they previously 
identified in vehicle owner questionnaires (VOQ) 10701592 and 10747593 
filed with the Agency. While the Petitioner's letter did not comply 
precisely with the requirements for petitions found in 49 CFR 552.4, 
the Agency is treating it as a petition in accordance with the 
regulation.
    ODI understands these issues to include: Cab sway, cab alignment/
bottoming out, and loss of vehicle control due to false triggering of 
the advanced vehicle safety systems. NHTSA has reviewed the material 
provided by the petitioners and other pertinent data that the agency 
gathered as well as test drove the petitioners' vehicle. The results of 
this review and NHTSA's analysis of the petition's merit is set forth 
in the DP15-006 Evaluation Report, appearing in the public docket 
referenced in the heading of this notice.
    For the reasons presented in the Evaluation Report, it is unlikely 
that an order concerning notification and remedy of a safety-related 
defect would be issued as a result of granting Mr. Albert Cusson and 
Nancy Younger-Cusson's request. Therefore, in review of the need to 
allocate and prioritize NHTSA's investigative resources, an 
investigation on the issues raised by the petition does not appear to 
be warranted. Therefore, the petition is denied.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30162(d); delegations of authority at CFR 
1.95 and 501.8.

Gregory K. Rea,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2016-08497 Filed 4-20-16; 8:45 am]
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