The defect
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE AUDIBLE SIGNAL MAY NOT SOUND WHEN THE EMERGENCY DOOR RELEASE MECHANISM IS NOT IN THE CLOSED POSITION AND THE IGNITION IS IN THE "ON" POSITION. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 217, "BUS WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE".
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSTALL A MODIFIED LATCH MECHANISM WHICH WILL ALLOW ACTIVATION OF THE ALARM, INDEPENDENT OF THE DOOR POSITION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 1980
3 of the 167 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1980 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; COACH & EQUIP SALES CORP. filed 5 campaigns in all.
| 80V138000 17 Oct 1980 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 80V086000 10 Jul 1980 | COACH & EQUIP SALES CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1980