The defect
FRONT DOOR INTERLOCK STRIKER MAY FAIL, CAUSING DOOR FRAME COLLAPSE AND INSUFFICIENT STRENGTH FOR THE SHOULDER BELT ANCHORAGE.
The risk
THE DOOR FRAME WOULD COLLAPSE. VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLYWITH FMVSS 210.
The remedy
REPLACE THE PASSIVE RESTRAINT INTERLOCK STRIKER STUDS ON FRONT DOORS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Cavalier | 1991 |
| Pontiac Sunbird | 1991 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
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 Cavalier | 1991 | 55 | 2 |
| Pontiac Sunbird | 1991 | 27 | 2 |
Other structure recalls in 1991
9 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the structure; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 91V199000 15 Nov 1991 | COLLINS BUS CORPORATION |
| 91V145000 4 Sept 1991 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 91V135000 19 Aug 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V136000 19 Aug 1991 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 91V127000 24 Jul 1991 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 91V089000 4 Jun 1991 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 91V028000 13 Feb 1991 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 91V026000 12 Feb 1991 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991