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TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE

6451 15 MILE RD, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI, 48312
Operated by Tenneco Automotive · 1 of 8 establishments
336340Motor Vehicle Brake System Manufacturing
EIN 760515284

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OSHA inspections
2
over 23 years
Violations
14
$2,288 in penalties
Penalties
$2,288
$163 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 23 years of recorded history, with $2,288 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 67th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 1,620 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 41st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 23 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and NHTSA vehicle recalls records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, or CPSC product recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 23 yrs
Violations
14
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$2,288
$163 avg / violation
36% serious64% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 2

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 14 distinct standards shown · 14 citations in this view · $2,288 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 4081.00340911$488Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 4081.14210411$488Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$488Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 4081.06320111$413Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0411$413Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 4081.012511Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 4081.02310611Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 4081.06410311Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 4081.12220611Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 4081.21760111Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IC11Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 II11Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III11Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 4081.00330211Aug 2003Aug 2003

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

67th

Above average violations in NAICS 3363 within MI. Peer group: 1,620 employers. This establishment has 14 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
54th
peer median: $1,763
Inspection frequency
41st
peer median: 2

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
0.2
vs industry
−2.3
TRIR
0.6
vs industry
−2.5

Reported for 550 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
23 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 23+ years. Most recent activity: 23 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MI — for Tenneco Automotive, not this location alone

Total cases
9
Unfair labor practice
8
Representation (union)
1

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Tenneco Automotive locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 9 cases · 8 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
07-CA-133849Unfair labor practiceJul 2014Sep 2014ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-073423Unfair labor practiceJan 2012Mar 2012ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-051822Unfair labor practiceFeb 2009Jun 2013ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-051145Unfair labor practiceMar 2008Jun 2008ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-051104Unfair labor practiceMar 2008Jun 2008ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-RD-003513Representation electionFeb 2006Sep 2011ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-049016Unfair labor practiceOct 2005Mar 2006ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-048548Unfair labor practiceApr 2005Feb 2007ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-043585Unfair labor practiceDec 2000Jan 2001ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

NHTSA vehicle & equipment recalls

Total campaigns
6
Last 5 years
3
Last 12 months
1
Units affected
263,612

Most-recalled component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT. Most recent campaign: 2026-05-11. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, matched on manufacturer name.

NHTSA campaign roster

Every NHTSA recall campaign issued for this manufacturer, most-recent first. Component column shows the primary system cited (airbags, brakes, electrical, fuel system, etc.). FMVSS column shows the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard cited, if any. Potentially affected = NHTSA’s estimate of vehicles in the recall scope. 6 campaigns shown · 48,785 units potentially affected · 5 distinct components.

CampaignDateComponentVehiclesFMVSSAffected
26E028000May 2026SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARMBECK ARNLEY6,668
24E079000Sep 2024SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINTNAPAMOOG23,489
22E002000Jan 2022SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINTMOOGNAPAAC DELCO15,200
21E027000Apr 2021SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINTTENNECO2,394
20E064000Sep 2020SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDERTENNECO38
20E044000Jun 2020SUSPENSION:REARCLEVITE-PULLMAN996

Source: NHTSA recall database. Each campaign typically covers multiple model years and trims; the Vehicles column shows the distinct makes affected (model lists collapse in this view to keep the row scannable).

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2003-06-12Complaint53$1,463
2003-06-12Planned92$825

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE is one of 8 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Tenneco Automotive.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Tenneco Automotive across all 8 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in motor vehicle brake system manufacturing within MI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Tenneco Automotive, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Tenneco Automotive, which operates 8 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE's OSHA violation history?
TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $2,287.5 in total penalties.
How does TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE's safety record compare to its industry?
TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE operates in the motor vehicle brake system manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.1. TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE's self-reported DART rate is 0.19 compared to an industry average of 2.5.