The defect
REAR DOOR RELEASE MECHANISM DOES NOT OPEN BOTH DOORS SIMULTANEOUSLY; ALSO, EXIT OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ARE NOT WITHIN 6 INCHES OF REAR EMERGENCY EXIT RELEASE MECHANISM.
The remedy
REPLACE REAR SEAT(S); REMOVE LATCH HOOK FOR LEFT REAR DOOR TO ALLOW FOR SIMULTANEOUS OPENING OF BOTH DOORS; INSTALL NEW DECALS 6 INCHES FROM RELEASE MECHANISM.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Lewis Reddi | 1989 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Reddi | 1989 | 0 | 3 |
Other structure recalls in 1989
10 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the structure; LEWIS MANUFACTURING, INC. filed 3 campaigns in all.
| 89V225000 18 Dec 1989 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 89V210000 30 Nov 1989 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. |
| 89V188000 7 Nov 1989 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 89V177000 23 Oct 1989 | MAN TRUCK AND BUS CORP. |
| 89V148000 8 Sept 1989 | METROTRANS CORPORATION |
| 89V131000 4 Aug 1989 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 89V090000 5 Jun 1989 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 89V076000 9 May 1989 | ROADRAILER |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989