NHTSA safety investigation
NHTSA Investigation PE89120
Preliminary Evaluation · Elgin Sweeper Company, Inc. · STEERING
An investigation is not a finding that a defect exists.
NHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
What NHTSA is examining
The agency's own description of the inquiry, quoted as published
STEERING LOCKUP
SUMMARY:FORMER ELGIN DESIGN ENGINEER REPORTS MISAPPLICATION OF THESTEERING BOX ON THE SUBJECT SWEEPERS RESULTS IN STEERING LOCKUP.HE ALLEGES TWO ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED.A REPAIR CAMPAIGN WAS PERFORMEDON THE FLEET BELONGING TO THE CITY OF BALTIMORE.NONE OF THE OTHER UNITSSOLD THROUGHOUT THE NATION HAVE BEEN REPAIRED, NOR HAVE THEIR OWNERSBEEN NOTIFIED.===
An investigation is a separate record from a recall and from a manufacturer communication. A manufacturer campaign to repair a safety defect or a failure to meet a federal safety standard.
Investigation details
Identifiers, dates and outcome as recorded by NHTSA
- Action number
- PE89120
- Investigation type
- Preliminary Evaluation (PE)
- Status
- Closed
- Manufacturer
- Elgin Sweeper Company, Inc.
- Component
- STEERING
- Opened
- Apr 27, 1989
- Closed
- Jun 8, 1989
- Associated recall campaign
- None recorded
Vehicles named in this investigation
11 model years across 1 model
Being named here means NHTSA included the vehicle in the scope of its inquiry. It is not a statement that these vehicles have a defect.