The defect
DOOR LATCH PAWL SPRING WAS NOT DESIGNED TO SPECIFICATION. DOOR COULD OPEN WITHOUT WARNING OR DOOR LATCH MAY NOT CATCH PROPERLY WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED.
The remedy
DOOR LATCHES WILL BE REPLACED IF NECESSARY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| White Truck | 1984 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Truck | 1984 | 0 | 6 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 1984
10 of the 164 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1984 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP filed 52 campaigns in all.
| 84V141000 7 Nov 1984 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 84V139000 5 Nov 1984 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 84V129000 16 Oct 1984 | WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
| 84V113000 25 Sept 1984 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 84V111000 25 Sept 1984 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 84V084000 10 Jul 1984 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 84V075000 19 Jun 1984 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 84V053000 23 Apr 1984 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1984