Investigation PE87025: Vehicles

Status

CLOSED

Opened

Apr 8, 1987

Closed

May 21, 1987

Model years

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Subject

Collapsing jack

Summary

Summary: consumer testing laboratories, inc. Tested a few subject scissorsjacks and concluded that they were unsatisfactory in construction quality,performance characteristics and labelling per federal specificationggg-j-51e.analysis: the small light saddle and base of the scissors jacks may causethe jacks to collapse when in use.status: in january 1987, golden luck industries, a taiwan trading companywhere the subject jacks were made, went out of business. Since no othercomplaints have been received and only a small number of jacks have beensold during the last three years, it is recommended that this pe be closed.===

An NHTSA investigation looks into whether a safety defect exists. Opening one is not a finding. Outcomes can include a recall, closure without action, or further inquiry.