Hickory Springs recall query RQ17006
Step rivets may shear. NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened this recall query about the equipment. Opened Aug 9, 2017, closed Apr 18, 2018 after 8 months. It concerns recall 17V785000. closed
What NHTSA says
Source: Office of Defects Investigation, as filedRMD opened RQ17-006 on September 8, 2017, to investigate the adequacy of the scope and remedy of safety recall 15E-013. RMD issued an Information Request (IR) to Hickory Spring Manufacturing (HSM), the recalling manufacturer, on August 22, 2017 requesting, among other things, an explanation of the how HSM determined which stair steps to recall, and information concerning the integrity and adequacy of the remedy which involved a newly designed rivet. RMD reviewed the IR response and its accompanying data which included production data, purchaser and distribution information, notification letters, rivet kit samples, testing information and field failure information. Through this examination RMD discovered HSM had incorrectly reported the recalled step manufacturing dates, and had overlooked identifying six affected models in its-recall information report. These mistakes did not impact the recall's overall population figures. RMD reviewed the design specifications, together with complaints and early warning reporting (EWR) data, to verify the remedy's adequacy. RMD also reviewed the various follow-on recall campaigns being conducted through several recreational vehicle (RVs).This work resulted in finding that KZRV, a RV manufacturer, had overlooked 312 sets of steps in its follow-on-recall 15V-173. As a result, KZRV filed an amended recall information report to recall those steps and notified the impacted RV owners in December 2017. At this time RMD is satisfied that the scope and remedy of the HSM recall is sufficient. Accordingly, this RQ is closed.
A Recall Query is a look at a recall that already exists — whether its remedy works, whether it reached every vehicle it should have, whether the manufacturer met its obligations. The summary is the agency’s own text from its investigation file, unedited; the opening and closing resumes with the full reasoning are on NHTSA’s site under this number.
What this means for an owner
Source: and what happens nextAn investigation is not a finding that a defect exists, and it puts no duty on anyone. NHTSA opens a Preliminary Evaluation when complaints and other reports suggest a condition worth asking the manufacturer about; it upgrades to an Engineering Analysis when the answers warrant testing; it closes either when it recommends a recall, when the manufacturer recalls on its own, or when no defect trend is found. The agency’s own goals are about four months for a petition, eight for a Preliminary Evaluation or a Recall Query and eighteen for an Engineering Analysis; many run longer.
This one is closed. A recall query ends with NHTSA’s finding on the recall it examined — the remedy stands, is widened, or a new campaign follows; the file names the recall it concerned and NHTSA’s closing resume carries the reasoning.
Model years it names
Source: as NHTSA filed themNHTSA filed this action against Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company without naming a model year — an equipment or manufacturer-level query.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects InvestigationIs RQ17006 a recall?
No — it is NHTSA’s examination of recall 17V785000, which has its own page and remedy.
Is RQ17006 still open?
No. It closed on Apr 18, 2018 with its finding on recall 17V785000.
Which vehicles does RQ17006 cover?
NHTSA filed it against Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company without naming a model year.