The defect
TRUCKS MAY HAVE CRACKED OR BROKEN DOOR STRIKER NUTS, WHICH DO NOT CONFORM TO FMVSS 206.
The risk
IN A COLLISION, CRACKED OR BROKEN STRIKER NUT COULDALLOW DOOR TO OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY AND POSSIBLY CAUSE INJURY TO OCCUPANTS.
The remedy
REPLACE EXISTING DOOR STRIKER NUTS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet C10 | 1988 |
| Chevrolet C20 | 1988 |
| Chevrolet C30 | 1988 |
| Chevrolet K10 | 1988 |
| Chevrolet K20 | 1988 |
| Chevrolet K30 | 1988 |
| GMC C15 | 1988 |
| GMC C25 | 1988 |
| GMC C35 | 1988 |
| GMC K15 | 1988 |
| GMC K25 | 1988 |
| GMC K35 | 1988 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet C10 | 1988 | 7 | 5 |
| Chevrolet C20 | 1988 | 3 | 5 |
| Chevrolet C30 | 1988 | 1 | 3 |
| Chevrolet K10 | 1988 | 0 | 7 |
| Chevrolet K20 | 1988 | 1 | 6 |
| Chevrolet K30 | 1988 | 0 | 4 |
| GMC C15 | 1988 | 1 | 4 |
| GMC C25 | 1988 | 1 | 4 |
| GMC C35 | 1988 | 1 | 2 |
| GMC K15 | 1988 | 2 | 6 |
| GMC K25 | 1988 | 0 | 5 |
| GMC K35 | 1988 | 0 | 3 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 1987
2 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 87V062000 7 May 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987