Investigations
BATTERY CABLE ABRADING TRANSMISSION HOSE
NHTSA SQ SQ98013 - closed, opened 1998-07-16.
NHTSA investigation SQ98013 is a SQ opened on 1998-07-16 and currently closed. The subject is tracked inside the Office of Defects Investigation queue. Latest activity on this investigation was logged on 1998-09-29 - 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: "ORION'S SERVICE BULLETIN (NOT DATED) POINTS OUT THAT MISSING WIRE/CABLE CLEATS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR A BUS FIRE. THE SERVICE BULLETIN RECOMMENDS ALL BUSES BE INSPECTED TO INSURE THAT CABLES ARE PROPERLY ROUTED AND SECURE...." 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
ORION'S SERVICE BULLETIN (NOT DATED) POINTS OUT THAT MISSING WIRE/CABLE CLEATS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR A BUS FIRE. THE SERVICE BULLETIN RECOMMENDS ALL BUSES BE INSPECTED TO INSURE THAT CABLES ARE PROPERLY ROUTED AND SECURE. AFTER ANALYSES OF THE DATA OBTAINED, TWO FAILURE MODES WERE IDENTIFIED THAT CAUSED THE FIRES ON THESE BUSES. THIS WAS EVIDENT BY FIRE PATTERNS AND LOCATION OF THE FIRE DAMAGE. ORION BUS CONCURRED AND CONCLUDED ITS INVESTIGATION BY IDENTIFYING SAFETY RECALLS. THEY HAVE FILED SEPARATE SAFETY DEFECT REPORTS AND HAVE BEGUN REPAIRING THE INVOLVED BUSES. NO FURTHER USE OF THE AGENCY RESOURCES APPEAR WARRANTED AT THIS TIME. THE AGENCY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION ON THESE MATTERS, IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTACES. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.
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