Investigations
LOOSE OR MISSING SUSPENSION BOLTS
NHTSA SQ SQ98030 - closed, opened 1998-12-07.
NHTSA investigation SQ98030 is a SQ opened on 1998-12-07 and currently closed. The subject is tracked inside the Office of Defects Investigation queue. Latest activity on this investigation was logged on 1999-01-25 - 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: "MISSING BOLTS FROM CERTAIN SUSPENSION COMPONENTS COULD HAVE AN ADVERSE AFFECT ON THE HANDLING, STEERING, AND BRAKING OF THE SCHOOL BUS...." 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
MISSING BOLTS FROM CERTAIN SUSPENSION COMPONENTS COULD HAVE AN ADVERSE AFFECT ON THE HANDLING, STEERING, AND BRAKING OF THE SCHOOL BUS.
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