Structure:body:door

NHTSA campaign 92V006000 · announced January 14, 1992 · filed by Ford Motor Company · 190,000 units affected

The problem

WATER CAN ENTER THE DOOR LATCH RELEASE CABLE. IF THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES, THE WATER IN THE DOOR LATCH RELEASE CABLE CAN FREEZE AND CAUSE THE LATCH MECHANISM TO MALFUNCTION.

The risk

THE MALFUNCTION OF THE DOOR LATCH RELEASE CAN RESULT INTHREE DIFFERENT PROBLEMS: 1) THE DOOR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE RELATCHED, 2) THEINSIDE DOOR HANDLE CAN BECOME INOPERATIVE, AND 3) THE DOOR COULD APPEAR TO BELATCHED WHEN IT IS NOT, ALLOWING THE DOOR TO OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY IF IT IS JARRED,AND INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE ADJACENT SEAT OCCUPANT.

What to do

REVISED DOOR RELEASE CABLES AND WATER SHIELDS WILL BE INSTALLED.

Notes

SYSTEM: STRUCTURE; DOOR LATCH.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLES, LIGHT TRUCKS AND MEDIUM TRUCKS.

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 1992 Ford Bronco
• 1992 Ford F-150
• 1992 Ford F-250
• 1992 Ford F-350
• 1992 Ford F-450 Sd
• 1992 Ford F600
• 1992 Ford F700
• 1992 Ford F800
• 1992 Ford Ranger

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