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NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA89011 - closed, opened 1989-01-26.
NHTSA investigation EA89011 is a Engineering Analysis opened on 1989-01-26 and currently closed. The subject is tracked inside the Office of Defects Investigation queue. Latest activity on this investigation was logged on 1989-06-20 - NHTSA updates that field whenever an Information Request goes out, a supplement is filed, or a status change is recorded in the public docket.
An Engineering Analysis like EA89011 is the deeper technical phase that follows a PE. NHTSA requests design, warranty, and field-failure data from the manufacturer, conducts its own testing when needed, and determines whether the evidence supports a safety defect finding that would compel a recall.
Investigators summarized the matter as follows: "SUMMARY: THE CORELL STEEL COMPANY (CORELL) PURCHASED PHILMONT STEELPRODUCTS, INC. (PHILMONT) IN SEPTEMBER 1985 AND DECLARED BANKRUPTCYUNDER CHAPTER 11 IN APRIL 1989. CORELL HAS NOT RESPONDED TO ODI EAINQUIRY DATED MARCH..." Investigations are the early-warning layer of the federal auto-safety system, sitting upstream of formal recalls and defect orders. Whether this one closes without action or escalates into an Engineering Analysis, the full history stays in the ODI archive so researchers, litigators, and buyers can pull the paper trail at any time.
Investigation Summary
SUMMARY: THE CORELL STEEL COMPANY (CORELL) PURCHASED PHILMONT STEELPRODUCTS, INC. (PHILMONT) IN SEPTEMBER 1985 AND DECLARED BANKRUPTCYUNDER CHAPTER 11 IN APRIL 1989. CORELL HAS NOT RESPONDED TO ODI EAINQUIRY DATED MARCH 1, 1989. SINCE PHILMONT WAS OUT OF BUSINESS AND WECANNOT OBTAIN INFORMATION FROM CORELL, AND SINCE NO ADDITIONALCOMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED SINCE JULY 1986 CONCERNING ALLEGED FAILUREOF THE SUBJECT JACK STANDS, IT IS RECOMMENDED THIS ENGINEERING ANALYSISBE CLOSED.===
About This Investigation Type
An Engineering Analysis (EA) is the in-depth phase following a Preliminary Evaluation. NHTSA engineers conduct testing, collect data from manufacturers, and perform detailed technical analysis to determine whether a safety defect exists. An EA may lead to a voluntary recall by the manufacturer or, in rare cases, a mandatory recall order.
Data from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Cross-references: NHTSA recall campaign API and NHTSA FARS where fatality records overlap. PlainCars does not rate or recommend vehicles. about how PlainCars sources NHTSA data.
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