NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Equipment Query EQ08-002: TRW STEERING GEARS WITH DEFECTIVE SECTOR
- Closed
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Equipment Query EQ08-002 on January 16, 2008 and closed it on March 13, 2008. NHTSA's investigations file lists the TRW RCS85 and TAS85 for it and links 4 recalls to it.
Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file
Key facts
- NHTSA number
- EQ08-002 (also written EQ08002)
- Investigation type
- Equipment Query An administrative investigation that reviews recall reports to confirm that the equipment suppliers and vehicle manufacturers involved in an equipment recall have filed the recall reports required of them.
- Status
- Closed March 13, 2008
- Opened
- Closed
- Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
- TRW Automotive, Inc.
- Component
- Steering — Gear Box — Shaft Sector
- Recalls linked by NHTSA
- Vehicles and equipment
- TRW RCS85 and TAS85
NHTSA's summary
As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Equipment Query EQ08-002.
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CERTAIN TRW STEERING GEARS CAN CONTAIN SECTOR SHAFTS WITH DEFECTIVE GEAR TOOTH PROFILES.THESE SECTOR SHAFTS MAY INTERFERE WITH THE RACK-PISTON TEETH CAUSING THE STEERING TO STICK OR BIND.THIS MAY RESTRICT THE TURNING ANGLE OF THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. RMD SENT 9 INFORMATION REQUEST LETTERS TO VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS THAT WERE LISTED BY TRW AS RECEIVING THIS RECALLED EQUIPMENT.5 OEMS SENT RESPONSES STATING THE AFFECTED STEERING GEARS WERE ALL CONTAINED, REPAIRED PRIOR TO THIS EQ, OR WERE NEVER RECEIVED.NHTSA HAS RECEIVED 573 DEFECT INFORMATION REPORTS FROM THE REMAINING 4 OEMS.THIS EQ IS CLOSED.RESPONSES FROM EACH OEM CAN BE FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE OR IN THE DOCUMENT REPOSITORY.MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES......08V-063PIERCE MANUFACTURING.........08V-020SEAGRAVE FIRE APPARATUS......08V-117SUTPHEN CORPORATION..........08V-079
Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation
NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Equipment Query EQ08-002. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to that page's NHTSA investigations section.
TRW
TRW RCS85
- model year not given
TRW TAS85
- model year not given
What an NHTSA investigation is
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) looks into possible safety defects in vehicles and equipment, often after owner complaints. An investigation usually starts as a Preliminary Evaluation, or as a Recall Query when it concerns whether an existing recall covers the right vehicles or fixes the problem, and ODI can upgrade it to a more detailed Engineering Analysis. A Defect Petition asks NHTSA to open an investigation, and Audit and Equipment Queries are administrative investigations into whether companies complied with federal vehicle safety requirements, such as reporting, recall and certification rules.
An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.
To see whether a specific vehicle has an open recall, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Sources
NHTSA's investigation record for EQ08-002
Investigation details come from NHTSA's investigations file, which try.vin imports once a day. The investigation types are described from the U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's May 2023 report on NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation, NHTSA's petition rules (49 CFR Parts 552 and 557) and NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation procedures. How try.vin reads NHTSA investigations.