NHTSA safety investigation
NHTSA Investigation RQ98004
Recall Query · WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. · STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
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 COLUMNS
THESE VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH A FIREWALL ADAPTER PLATE FOR THE STEERING SHAFT BOOT WITH AN INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE STEERING SHAFT AND THE TOP OPENING IN THE ADAPTER PLATE.
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
- RQ98004
- Investigation type
- Recall Query (RQ)
- Status
- Closed
- Manufacturer
- WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC.
- Component
- STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
- Opened
- Mar 18, 1998
- Closed
- Oct 7, 1998
- Associated recall campaign
- 97V075000
Vehicles named in this investigation
3 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.