The defect
IN CERTAIN TYPES OF COLLISIONS, THE DOOR LATCHES MAY RELEASE AND THE DOOR COULD OPEN. THE DOOR LATCH SYSTEM FAILS TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 206, "DOOR LOCKS AND DOOR RETENTION COMPONENTS".
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSTALL NEW DOOR LATCH CONTROL RODS AT NO COST TO THE OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Autocar | 1981, 1982 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autocar | 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| Autocar | 1982 | 0 | 3 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 1983
4 of the 140 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1983 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION filed 143 campaigns in all.
| 83V131000 7 Dec 1983 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 83V125000 20 Nov 1983 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 83V063000 22 Jun 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1983