Investigations
HOSE INSPECTIONS
NHTSA SQ SQ97021 - closed, opened 1997-08-19.
NHTSA investigation SQ97021 is a SQ opened on 1997-08-19 and currently closed. The subject is tracked inside the Office of Defects Investigation queue. Latest activity on this investigation was logged on 1997-09-15 - 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: "ON FEBRUARY 21, 1996, AMSOIL CONDUCTED A SERVICE RECALL OF ALL HOSES CODED BP-181 WHICH WERE INCLUDED WITH THEIR BYPASS FILTRATION KITS. AMSOIL FAILED TO NOTIFY ODI OF THEIR RECALL, AND ODI RECEIVED A FORWARDED COMPLAINT..." 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
ON FEBRUARY 21, 1996, AMSOIL CONDUCTED A SERVICE RECALL OF ALL HOSES CODED BP-181 WHICH WERE INCLUDED WITH THEIR BYPASS FILTRATION KITS. AMSOIL FAILED TO NOTIFY ODI OF THEIR RECALL, AND ODI RECEIVED A FORWARDED COMPLAINT, ORIGINALLY FILED WITH THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TRADE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION BY A DISGRUNTLED CONSUMER. INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE WAS A LETTER FROM AMSOIL TO ALL AMSOIL DISTRIBUTORS CITING THE SERVICE RECALL. ODI IS CONCERNED WITH THE FAILURE OF THE SPECIFIED HOSE BECAUSE SUCH A FAILURE COULD RESULT IN FIRES DUE TO OIL LEAKAGE ON TO, OR THE SUDDEN SEIZURE OF THE ENGINE, LEADING TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND POSSIBLE COLLISIONS AND HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS. DUE TO ODI INTERVENTION, AMSOIL HAS FILED A SAFETY DEFECT REPORT AND NOTIFIED BOTH AMSOIL DEALERS AND AMSOIL REGIONAL PRODUCT CENTERS OF THE DEFECT.
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