Investigations
DRIVER SEAT TETHER
NHTSA SQ SQ98028 - closed, opened 1998-12-01.
NHTSA investigation SQ98028 is a SQ opened on 1998-12-01 and currently closed. The subject is tracked inside the Office of Defects Investigation queue. Latest activity on this investigation was logged on 2000-12-01 - 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: "THE SHARP EDGES OF THE TETHER PLATES ATTACHED TO THE REAR OF BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER FRAMES OF THE SEAT SUSPENSION UNIT CAN ABRADE THE NYLON TETHERS...." 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
THE SHARP EDGES OF THE TETHER PLATES ATTACHED TO THE REAR OF BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER FRAMES OF THE SEAT SUSPENSION UNIT CAN ABRADE THE NYLON TETHERS.
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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. about how PlainCars sources NHTSA data.
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