SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FROM MANUFACTURERS: BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDEDTO ODI, INQUIRIES WERE SENT TO FIVE TOWSTRAP SUPPLIERS.B&G'S OFF ROADMANUFACTURING CO.'S INQUIRY WAS RETURNED BY THE POSTAL SERVICE UNCLAIMED.EVER WEAR PRODUCTS, INC., WAS FOUND TO HAVE CLOSED OPERATIONS IN DECEMBER,1985, AND ALL RECORDS WERE REPORTED AS BEING ABANDONED OR LOST.BANKSENTERPRISES, INC., ADVISED THAT IT IS IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS.RACOPACKAGING COMPANY ADVISED, WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH STRAPPING.YOUHAVE THE WRONG COMPANY.USA PRODUCTS ADVISED THAT IT IS FAIRLY NEW INTHE MARKET AND, FURTHER, THAT FOR THE 460,230 STRAPS SOLD THROUGH AUGUSTL986, THEY HAVE RECEIVED NO CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS OR LAWSUITS.USA PRODUCTSSUBMITTED WITH ITS RESPONSE SAMPLES OF SEWN-IN LABELS, PACKAGE WRAPPERSAND PACKAGE INSERTS, ALL OF WHICH HAVE IMPRINTED USAGE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THECUSTOMER.ANALYSIS:ODI HAS NO COMPLAINTS OR ALLEGATIONS CONCERNING TOWSTRAPS SOLDBY USA PRODUCTS.A REVIEW OF THE LABELS AND PACKAGING MATERIALSSUBMITTED BY USA PRODUCTS DISCLOSED CLEAR WARNINGS TO USERS TO ATTACHTHE STRAPS ONLY TO VEHICLE FRAMES AND TO AVOID SUDDEN JERKS TO FREESTUCK VEHICLES.THE LABELS DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL SLINGSHOT HAZARD ANDCAUTION USERS TO POSITION THEMSELVES AWAY FROM THE TOWSTRAPS OR BEHINDBARRICADES WHILE VEHICLES ARE BEING FREED.SINCE NO COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED AGAINST USA PRODUCTS, IT APPEARS THATTHEIR WARNING LABELS ADEQUATELY PROTECT USERS OF THEIR PRODUCTS.BECAUSETHE COMPANIES FOR WHICH WE HAVE COMPLAINTS HAVE CEASED DOING BUSINESS ORCANNOT BE LOCATED, NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS POSSIBLE.PROPOSED ACTION:CLOSE THIS PRELIMINARY EVALUATION.===