The defect
SOME DOOR LATCHES MAY NOT BE SECURE DUE TO DEFECTIVE SPRINGS. THE SPRINGS MAY DETACH FROM THE LATCH AT ANY TIME. IF THE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE IS SLAMMED THE SPRING MAY BECOME DISLODGED, PREVENTING THE DOOR FROM CLOSING. VIBRATIONS OF THE VEHICLE OVER A ROUGH ROAD MAY CAUSE THE SPRING TO DISLODGE, ALLOWING THE DOOR TO SWING OPEN BY ITSELF.
The remedy
DEFECTIVE LATCHES WILL BE REPLACED WITH A CORRECTED TYPE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Western Star | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Star | 1984 | 0 | 5 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 1984
10 of the 164 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1984 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. filed 38 campaigns in all.
| 84V141000 7 Nov 1984 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 84V139000 5 Nov 1984 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 84V113000 25 Sept 1984 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 84V111000 25 Sept 1984 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 84V101000 4 Sept 1984 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 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