The defect
THE TAILGATE CHILD LOCK CAN BE OPENED FROM INSIDE WHEN THE CHILD LOCK IS ENGAGED. THE FEATURE TO PREVENT THE TAILGATE FROM BEING OPERATED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE STATION WAGON MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF A CHILD IS NOT PROPERLY SECURED IN AN APPROVED RESTRAINT SYSTEM, AS REQUIRED BY MANY STATE LAWS, AND IS ALLOWED TO RIDE IN THE REAR COMPARTMENT, HE/SHE MAY OPEN THE TAILGATE INADVERTENTLY AND FALL OUT INTO THE TRAFFIC.
The remedy
REPLACE TAILGATE LATCHES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volvo 740 | 1986 |
| Volvo 760 | 1986 |
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE: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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volvo 740 | 1986 | 11 | 4 |
| Volvo 760 | 1986 | 5 | 3 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 1986
4 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. filed 58 campaigns in all.
| 86V165000 15 Dec 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V121000 28 Aug 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V032000 3 Mar 1986 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986