Investigations
DYSFUNCTIONAL TURN SIGNAL ASSY.
NHTSA SQ SQ95017 — open, opened 1995-09-20.
NHTSA investigation SQ95017 is a SQ opened on 1995-09-20 and currently open. The subject is tracked inside the Office of Defects Investigation queue. Latest activity on this investigation was logged on 1995-09-20 — NHTSA updates that field whenever an Information Request goes out, a supplement is filed, or a status change is recorded in the public docket.
Investigators summarized the matter as follows: "ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS NEEDED TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE NATURE AND CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING FREIGHTLINER'S SERVICE BULLETIN. ODI ALSO NEEDS TO EVALUATE THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE IDENTIFIED FAILED COMPONENT. TURN SIGNALS..." 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
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS NEEDED TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE NATURE AND CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING FREIGHTLINER'S SERVICE BULLETIN. ODI ALSO NEEDS TO EVALUATE THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE IDENTIFIED FAILED COMPONENT. TURN SIGNALS ARE AN ITEM OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND ARE REGULATED BY FMVSS 108. ODI IS CONCERNED THAT THE LOSS OF TURN SIGNALS DOES NOT ALLOW THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE TO CONVERY HIS INTENTIONS OF TRUNING OR LANE CHANGING TO OTHER MOTORISTS.
About This Investigation Type
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. Learn more.
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