Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1943
Defective engines approved for military use
An investigation into the Lockland, Ohio, engine plant found that company officials, civilian technical advisers, and Army inspection personnel had approved substandard or defective engines during wartime production. The episode exposed serious quality-control and inspection failures in a critical defense-supply program.