NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Equipment Query EQ09-001: SUBURBAN GLASS TOP COOKTOPS
- Closed
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Equipment Query EQ09-001 on January 28, 2009 and closed it on April 23, 2009. NHTSA's investigations file lists 5 Suburban models for it and links recall 09V-135 to it.
Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file
Key facts
- NHTSA number
- EQ09-001 (also written EQ09001)
- 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 April 23, 2009
- Opened
- Closed
- Vehicle or equipment manufacturers
- Suburban Manufacturing CO; MANSFIELD TIRE & RUBBER C
- Component
- Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
- Recall linked by NHTSA
- 09V-135: GAS COOKING APPLIANCES/SUBURBAN, reported
- Vehicles and equipment
- 5 Suburban models, including the SCS3GS and SCS3GSV
NHTSA's summary
As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Equipment Query EQ09-001.
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ON JULY 13, 2007, SUBURBAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY (SUBURBAN) NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT CERTAIN GLASS TOP SEALED BURNER RANGES AND COOK TOPS CONTAIN A BURNER TUBE CONNECTOR THAT MAY HAVE NOT BEEN FULLY TIGHTENED.SHOULD A BURNER TUBE RELEASE A CONCENTRATED AMOUNT OF NATURAL GAS AND AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT, A FIRE MAY OCCUR.SUBURBAN STATED THESE UNITS WERE PRODUCED BETWEEN AUGUST 22, 2006 AND NOVEMBER 22, 2006. ON JANUARY 29, 2009 RMD MAILED THE 8 REMAINING VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS TO ASK HOW THIS EQUIPMENT WAS SOLD.GULF STREAM COACH FILED A DEFECT REPORT (09V-135) FOR THEIR UNITS THAT WERE USED IN NEW MOTOR VEHICLES.4 COMPANIES RESPONDED THAT THEIR UNITS WERE EITHER FOR PERSONAL VEHICLES OR NEVER INSTALLED INTO NEW MOTOR VEHICLES.A COMPANY LISTED AS SMC SLS SAMPLE COMPRISED OF 7 SAMPLE UNITS ONLY.A TOTAL OF 3 COMPANIES (REPRESENTING A TOTAL OF 5 RECALLED COOKTOPS) WERE UNREACHABLE AND COULD NOT BE CONTACTED BY PHONE OR EMAIL EITHER. EQ RESPONSES CAN BE FOUND BELOW OR IN THE DOCUMENT REPOSITORY.THIS EQ IS CLOSED.
Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation
NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Equipment Query EQ09-001. 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.
Suburban
Suburban SCS3GS
- model year not given
Suburban SCS3GSV
- model year not given
Suburban SRNA3SBBM
- model year not given
Suburban SRSA3LGGS
- model year not given
Suburban SRSA3LGGSV
- model year not given
Suburban Manufacturing
Suburban Manufacturing (model not given)
- 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 EQ09-001
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.