Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch

NHTSA recall 83V063000 · announced June 22, 1983 · filed by Ford Motor Company · 610,000 units affected

The problem

DOOR LOCK PILLARS COULD DEVELOP FATIGUE CRACKS FROM NORMAL USAGE OF DOOR, AT THE POINT WHERE DOOR LATCH STRIKER REINFORCEMENTS ARE ATTACHED.

What to do

ANY DAMAGED LOCK PILLARS WILL BE REPAIRED AND REINFORCEMENTS WILL BE INSTALLED BETWEEN THE DOOR LATCH STRIKER AND LOCK PILLARS.

Notes

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES; TWO DOOR.SYSTEM: STRUCTURE; DOOR LOCK PILLARS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: DOOR MAY NOT LATCH PROPERLY. IN DRIVING OVER ROUGHROADS THE DOOR COULD OPEN, ALLOWING PASSENGER TO FALL FROM VEHICLE AND BECOMEINJURED.

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 1981 Ford Escort
• 1982 Ford Escort
• 1983 Ford Escort
• 1982 Ford Exp
• 1983 Ford Exp
• 1982 Mercury Ln7
• 1983 Mercury Ln7
• 1981 Mercury Lynx
• 1982 Mercury Lynx
• 1983 Mercury Lynx

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.