The defect
AN INCORRECT LENGTH SCREW WAS USED FOR ATTACHING THE EMERGENCY EXIT RELEASE MECHANISM. THIS MAY CAUSE THE HANDLE TO BECOME LOOSE AND, POSSIBLY, INOPERATIVE.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSTALL LONGER SCREWS AND, IF NECESSARY, A NEW RETAINER PLATE IN THE EMERGENCY EXIT RELEASE MECHANISM.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 1979
4 of the 274 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1979 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; AM GENERAL CORPORATION filed 53 campaigns in all.
| 79V161000 2 Jul 1979 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 79V154000 19 Jun 1979 | GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. |
| 79V150000 14 Jun 1979 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1979