The defect
THE LATCH OF THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR MAY BECOME DAMAGED IF EXCESSIVE FORCE IS USED TO CLOSE THE DOOR. THE DAMAGED DOOR LOCK MECHANISM WILL NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE AND THE DOOR COULD OPEN IF VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER BUMPY ROADS. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF THIS OCCURS THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT A PASSENGER COULD FALL OUT CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH.
The remedy
MODIFY THE SLIDING DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY SO DOOR WILL PROPERLY ENGAGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volkswagen Camper | 1985 |
| Volkswagen Vanagon | 1985 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Camper | 1985 | 1 | 1 |
| Volkswagen Vanagon | 1985 | 1 | 1 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 1985
2 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1985 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed 204 campaigns in all.
| 85V017000 19 Feb 1985 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1985