The defect
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 206, "DOOR LOCKS AND DOOR RETENTION COMPONENTS". IF SUFFICIENT FORCE IS APPLIED, THE SIDE DOOR HINGES COULD SEPARATE AND FAIL TO SUPPORT THE DOOR.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE HINGES IN EACH DOOR AT NO COST TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Other structure recalls in 1979
13 of the 274 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1979 concerned the structure; CHAMPION HOME BLDR. CO. filed 14 campaigns in all.
| 79V264000 20 Nov 1979 | GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. |
| 79V249000 16 Nov 1979 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 79V246000 6 Nov 1979 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 79V232000 22 Oct 1979 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 79V153000 19 Jun 1979 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 79V116000 15 May 1979 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 79V108000 1 May 1979 | TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES |
| 79V092000 5 Apr 1979 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1979