Defect Petition · FLEX FAN FAILURE · Opened 1996-06-18 · Closed 1996-12-03
Investigation
Action number
DP96009
Type
Defect Petition
Open date
1996-06-18
Close date
1996-12-03
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Affected makes
GMC
Affected components
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Affected model years
1979
Affected (make, year) variants
1
Summary
JOSEPH E. WALLEN OF AMDURSKY, PELKY, FENNELL & WALLEN, P.C., REPRESENTING MR. BRADFORD BUTLER, PETITIONED THE AGENCY TO INVESTIGATE WHETHER THE FLEX FAN BLADES (PART NUMBER 336032) MANUFACTURED BY CANADIAN FRAM ARE ALLEGED DEFECTIVE WITHIN THE MEANING OF 49 U.S.C. CHAPTER 301.MR. BUTLER WAS SERIOUS INJURIED WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A BROKEN PIECE OF THE FAN BLADE