NHTSA reviews defect petition on Dynamic Electronic: VEHICLE ELECTRICAL FIRE
On May 6, 1996, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Defect Petition (DP96005) into Dynamic Electronic, concerning the electrical system. A Defect Petition is a request, usually from a vehicle owner, asking NHTSA to open a defect investigation; ODI reviews it and then grants or denies it. As of NHTSA’s latest data it is still open.
- Action
- DP96005 (Defect Petition)
- Status
- Open
- Component
- Electrical System
- Listed
- 1 make/model/year entry in NHTSA’s file
Vehicles under investigation
| Make | Dynamic |
|---|---|
| Model | Electronic |
As listed in NHTSA’s investigation file. Not every vehicle of a listed model is necessarily affected.
What ODI says
ELECTRO LOCK, INC. REPRESENTED BY MR. FRED GREENBERG, ESQ. OF MOSES & GREENBERG, PETITIONED THE AGENCY TO COMMENCE A PROCEEDING TO DETERMIN WHETHER THE RELAY UNITS (ANTI-THEFT DEVICE) MANUFACTURED BY DYNAMIC ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING CONTAIN A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT.SPECIFICALLY, THE PETITIONER ALLEGED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SIX REPORTED CAR FIRES ALREADY INVOLVING THE RELAY UNITS.
Official summary by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation for DP96005, quoted in full (U.S. government work, public domain).
Timeline
- ODI opens defect petition DP96005
- OpenNo closing date yet
What this means for owners
- An investigation is not a recall. NHTSA has not made a defect finding here, and owners are not asked to do anything yet. If a safety defect is confirmed, the manufacturer recalls the vehicles and the repair is free.
- Check your vehicle for open recalls with a free VIN recall check.
- Had this problem? File a complaint with NHTSA. Owner complaints are the evidence ODI uses to open and expand investigations.
Official record: search DP96005 or your vehicle at NHTSA.gov/recalls, which lists investigations alongside recalls. Data: NHTSA ODI investigations file, updated daily. All NHTSA investigations.