Defect Petition · VEHICLE ELECTRICAL FIRE · Opened 1996-05-06 · Open
Investigation
Action number
DP96005
Type
Defect Petition
Open date
1996-05-06
Status
Open
Manufacturer
DYNAMIC ELECTRONICS MFG.
Affected makes
DYNAMIC
Affected components
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Affected model years
9999
Affected (make, year) variants
1
Summary
ELECTRO LOCK, INC. REPRESENTED BY MR. FRED GREENBERG, ESQ. OF MOSES & GREENBERG, PETITIONED THE AGENCY TO COMMENCE A PROCEEDING TO DETERMIN WHETHER THE RELAY UNITS (ANTI-THEFT DEVICE) MANUFACTURED BY DYNAMIC ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING CONTAIN A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT.SPECIFICALLY, THE PETITIONER ALLEGED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SIX REPORTED CAR FIRES ALREADY INVOLVING THE RELAY UNITS.