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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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What owners actually said
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Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
1
DP96009 · Flex Fan Failure
Opened Jun 18, 1996 · Closed Dec 3, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
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
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