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NHTSA SQ SQ98019 - closed, opened 1998-10-23.
NHTSA investigation SQ98019 is a SQ opened on 1998-10-23 and currently closed. The subject is tracked inside the Office of Defects Investigation queue. Latest activity on this investigation was logged on 1998-11-16 - 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: "FLEETWOOD ISSUED A TSB INFORMAING DEALERS TO INSTALL A SECOND RIVET IN THE RETAINING CLEAT TOT PREVENT THE RETAINING CLEAT FROM ROTATING AND ALLOWING THE HOLD DOWN STRAP TO UNFASTEN..." 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
FLEETWOOD ISSUED A TSB INFORMAING DEALERS TO INSTALL A SECOND RIVET IN THE RETAINING CLEAT TOT PREVENT THE RETAINING CLEAT FROM ROTATING AND ALLOWING THE HOLD DOWN STRAP TO UNFASTEN
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