Collapsing jack

An NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation. Closed 21 May 1987.

Investigation
PE87025
Type
Preliminary Evaluation
Opened
8 April 1987
Closed
21 May 1987

What NHTSA investigated

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.===

Vehicles covered

MakeModelModel years
Not recordedNot recordedModel year not recorded

Source

From NHTSA’s investigation file, rebuilt daily. To report a problem with your own vehicle, go to nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem. All open investigations.