Transport i bezpieczeństwo · 4.12.2002

Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition

This notice sets forth the reasons for the denial of a petition submitted by Mr. Clarence Ditlow, dated July 22, 2002, to NHTSA under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 30162, which requested an ongoing investigation (SQ01-014) be upgrade to an Engineering Analysis to determine whether a safety defect trend exists in Model Year (MY) 1992- 2001 Ford Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis, and Lincoln Town Car vehicles. The petition also requested that the scope of the investigation be broadened to include all subject vehicle fuel-fed crashes regardless of the direction of the impact and to include vehicle-to-object impacts. After reviewing 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 to be warranted. The agency accordingly denies the petition.