Investigations
REAR FRAME/SUSPENSION FAILURE
NHTSA SQ SQ96010 — open, opened 1996-06-25.
NHTSA investigation SQ96010 is a SQ opened on 1996-06-25 and currently open. The subject is tracked inside the Office of Defects Investigation queue. Latest activity on this investigation was logged on 1996-06-25 — 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: "GOSHEN HAS SUPPLIED ODI COPIES OF DOCUMENTS THAT INDICATE THEY REPAIRED SEVEN BUS FRAMES. THE REMEDY INVOLVED REPAIRING OR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE "H" FRAME. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE MAY HAVE SAFETY CONSEQUENCES...." 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
GOSHEN HAS SUPPLIED ODI COPIES OF DOCUMENTS THAT INDICATE THEY REPAIRED SEVEN BUS FRAMES. THE REMEDY INVOLVED REPAIRING OR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE "H" FRAME. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE MAY HAVE SAFETY CONSEQUENCES.
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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