Investigations

REAR FRAME/SUSPENSION FAILURE

NHTSA SQ SQ96010 — open, opened 1996-06-25.

SQ96010 SQ Open

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.

Status
Open
Type
SQ
Opened
1996-06-25
Latest Activity
1996-06-25

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.

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