The defect
DOOR LOCK PILLARS COULD DEVELOP FATIGUE CRACKS FROM NORMAL USAGE OF DOOR, AT THE POINT WHERE DOOR LATCH STRIKER REINFORCEMENTS ARE ATTACHED.
The remedy
ANY DAMAGED LOCK PILLARS WILL BE REPAIRED AND REINFORCEMENTS WILL BE INSTALLED BETWEEN THE DOOR LATCH STRIKER AND LOCK PILLARS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Escort | 1981, 1982, 1983 |
| Ford EXP | 1982, 1983 |
| Mercury LN7 | 1982, 1983 |
| Mercury Lynx | 1981, 1982, 1983 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford EXP | 1982 | 0 | 4 |
| Ford EXP | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford Escort | 1981 | 1 | 10 |
| Ford Escort | 1982 | 4 | 5 |
| Ford Escort | 1983 | 7 | 5 |
| Mercury LN7 | 1982 | 0 | 4 |
| Mercury LN7 | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Mercury Lynx | 1981 | 0 | 10 |
| Mercury Lynx | 1982 | 3 | 5 |
| Mercury Lynx | 1983 | 4 | 4 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 1983
4 of the 140 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1983 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 83V131000 7 Dec 1983 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 83V125000 20 Nov 1983 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 83V030000 17 Mar 1983 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1983