Investigations
TRW STEERING GEARS WITH DEFECTIVE SECTOR
NHTSA EQ EQ08002 - closed, opened 2008-01-16.
NHTSA investigation EQ08002 is a EQ opened on 2008-01-16 and currently closed. The subject is tracked inside the Office of Defects Investigation queue. Latest activity on this investigation was logged on 2008-03-13 - NHTSA updates that field whenever an Information Request goes out, a supplement is filed, or a status change is recorded in the public docket.
Investigators summarized the matter as follows: "CERTAIN TRW STEERING GEARS CAN CONTAIN SECTOR SHAFTS WITH DEFECTIVE GEAR TOOTH PROFILES. THESE SECTOR SHAFTS MAY INTERFERE WITH THE RACK-PISTON TEETH CAUSING THE STEERING TO STICK OR BIND. THIS MAY RESTRICT THE TURNING A..." 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
CERTAIN TRW STEERING GEARS CAN CONTAIN SECTOR SHAFTS WITH DEFECTIVE GEAR TOOTH PROFILES. THESE SECTOR SHAFTS MAY INTERFERE WITH THE RACK-PISTON TEETH CAUSING THE STEERING TO STICK OR BIND. THIS MAY RESTRICT THE TURNING ANGLE OF THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. RMD SENT 9 INFORMATION REQUEST LETTERS TO VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS THAT WERE LISTED BY TRW AS RECEIVING THIS RECALLED EQUIPMENT. 5 OEMS SENT RESPONSES STATING THE AFFECTED STEERING GEARS WERE ALL CONTAINED, REPAIRED PRIOR TO THIS EQ, OR WERE NEVER RECEIVED. NHTSA HAS RECEIVED 573 DEFECT INFORMATION REPORTS FROM THE REMAINING 4 OEMS. THIS EQ IS CLOSED. RESPONSES FROM EACH OEM CAN BE FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE OR IN THE DOCUMENT REPOSITORY. MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES......08V-063 PIERCE MANUFACTURING.........08V-020 SEAGRAVE FIRE APPARATUS......08V-117 SUTPHEN CORPORATION..........08V-079
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