NHTSA safety investigation
NHTSA Investigation PE96012
Preliminary Evaluation · AMREP CORPORATION · EQUIPMENT
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
TRASH TRUCK PACKER FAILURE
AN AMREP TRASH HAULER HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE RESULTING IN THE TRASH COMPACTING HYDRAULIC CYCLINDERS EXTENDING THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE HITTING A SCHOOL BUS, CAUSING FATAL INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS OF THE BUS.
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
- PE96012
- Investigation type
- Preliminary Evaluation (PE)
- Status
- Closed
- Manufacturer
- AMREP CORPORATION
- Component
- EQUIPMENT
- Opened
- Feb 12, 1996
- Closed
- Jun 28, 1996
- Associated recall campaign
- None recorded
Vehicles named in this investigation
6 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.