The defect
ON CERTAIN VANS SUPPLIED TO FEDEX, THE ROTARY LATCHES ON THE TWO SIDE SLIDING DOORS AND SLIDING PARTITION DOOR CAN FAIL.
The risk
THIS COULD CAUSE THE ROTARY LATCH TO NOT ENGAGE WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED RESULTING IN THE DOOR REMAINING IN THE UNLATCHED OPEN POSITION.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL ROTARY LATCHES ON THE FEDEX FLEET PRODUCTION RUN. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT UCBC AT 1-888-990-8222.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ucbc Y01112 | 2003 |
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ucbc Y01112 | 2003 | 0 | 1 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 2004
14 of the 601 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2004 concerned the latches/locks/linkages.
| 04V605000 23 Dec 2004 | MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS |
| 04V606000 23 Dec 2004 | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| 04V597000 22 Dec 2004 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 04V602000 20 Dec 2004 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 04V517000 28 Oct 2004 | MASERATI NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 04V447000 13 Sept 2004 | ORION BUS INDUSTRIES LTD. |
| 04V285000 9 Jun 2004 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| 04V237000 11 May 2004 | COUNTRY COACH INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2004