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Equipment Query EQ09-002: LONG CHIH TRAILERS MISSING TIRE PLACARDS

  • Closed

NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Equipment Query EQ09-002 on March 24, 2009 and closed it on February 4, 2010. NHTSA's investigations file lists 23 Long Chih models for it and links 6 recalls to it.

Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file

Key facts

NHTSA number
EQ09-002 (also written EQ09002)
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 February 4, 2010
Opened
Closed
Vehicle or equipment manufacturers
Long Chih Industrial Co., Ltd.; Central Purchasing
Component
Equipment — Other — Labels
Recalls linked by NHTSA
  • 09V-176: TIRE PLACARD LABEL/FMVSS 110/LONG CHIH, reported
  • 09V-180: TIRE PLACARD LABEL/FMVSS 110/LONG CHIH, reported
  • 09V-181: TIRE PLACARD LABEL/FMVSS 110/LONG CHIH, reported
  • 09V-207: TIRE PLACARD LABEL/FMVSS 110/LONG CHIH, reported
  • 09V-209: TIRE PLACARD LABEL/FMVSS 110/LONG CHIH, reported
  • 09V-224: TIRE PLACARD LABEL/FMVSS 110/LONG CHIH, reported
Vehicles and equipment
23 Long Chih models, including the LCI-745TC and LCI-749TC

NHTSA's summary

As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Equipment Query EQ09-002.

ON MARCH 11, 2009, LONG CHIH INDUSTRIAL COMPANY LIMITED (LONG CHIH), LOCATED IN TAIWAN, NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT CERTAIN TRAILERS THAT HAD BEEN IMPORTED INTO THE U.S., MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 9/1/2005 AND 12/31/2008, FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD (FMVSS) 110 IN THAT THEY DO NOT DISPLAY A TIRE PLACARD LABEL STATING THE REQUIRED TIRE SIZE, TIRE PRESSURE, AND MAXIMUM LOAD CAPACITY OF THE TRAILER.LONG CHIH, INDICATED THAT IT WOULD CONDUCT THIS RECALL, NOTIFY ALL U.S. CUSTOMERS AND PROVIDE THE REQUIRED LABEL FOR OWNERS TO APPLY TO THE TRAILER, ALONG WITH AN INFORMATION SHEET. ON 4/23/2009 IR LETTERS WERE WRITTEN TO 7 COMPANIES LONG CHIH IDENTIFIED AS U.S. IMPORTERS OF THESE TRAILERS.6 OF THE 7 COMPANIES PROMPTLY FILED NONCOMPLIANCE REPORTS WITH THIS OFFICE AND PROVIDED CUSTOMER INFORMATION TO LONG CHIH SO CUSTOMER NOTIFICATIONS COULD BE MAILED.ONE COMPANY, HASKELL CORP., STATED THEY NEVER PURCHASED OR IMPORTED THESE TRAILERS.AN ADDITIONAL COMPANY, STATE TRAILER SUPPLY, WAS IDENTIFIED IN CUSTOMS RECORDS NHTSA OBTAINED AS IMPORTING 100 OF THESE TRAILERS.INFORMATION REQUEST LETTERS WERE MAILED TO STATE TRAILER SUPPLY ON 4/23/2009 AND 7/21/2009, AND BOTH WERE UNANSWERED.AFTER PHONE CALLS, EMAILS, AND A FAX TO STATE TRAILER SUPPLY WITH THE INFORMATION THEY WOULD NEED TO FILE A NONCOMPLIANCE REPORT, STILL NO RESPONSE OR NONCOMPLIANCE REPORT WAS FILED.STATE TRAILER SUPPLY'S FAILURE TO REPLY TO THE IR LETTERS WILL BE REFERRED TO THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF COUNCIL FOR FURTHER ACTION.THIS EQ IS CLOSED.

Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation

NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Equipment Query EQ09-002. 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.

Long Chih

All Long Chih recalls

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.

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Sources

NHTSA's investigation record for EQ09-002

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.