The defect
WATER CAN ENTER THE DOOR LATCH RELEASE CABLE. IF THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES, THE WATER IN THE DOOR LATCH RELEASE CABLE CAN FREEZE AND CAUSE THE LATCH MECHANISM TO MALFUNCTION.
The risk
THE MALFUNCTION OF THE DOOR LATCH RELEASE CAN RESULT INTHREE DIFFERENT PROBLEMS: 1) THE DOOR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE RELATCHED, 2) THEINSIDE DOOR HANDLE CAN BECOME INOPERATIVE, AND 3) THE DOOR COULD APPEAR TO BELATCHED WHEN IT IS NOT, ALLOWING THE DOOR TO OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY IF IT IS JARRED,AND INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE ADJACENT SEAT OCCUPANT.
The remedy
REVISED DOOR RELEASE CABLES AND WATER SHIELDS WILL BE INSTALLED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Bronco | 1992 |
| Ford F-150 | 1992 |
| Ford F-250 | 1992 |
| Ford F-350 | 1992 |
| Ford F-450 SD | 1992 |
| Ford F600 | 1992 |
| Ford F700 | 1992 |
| Ford F800 | 1992 |
| Ford Ranger | 1992 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Bronco | 1992 | 37 | 2 |
| Ford F-150 | 1992 | 470 | 3 |
| Ford F-250 | 1992 | 119 | 4 |
| Ford F-350 | 1992 | 52 | 4 |
| Ford F-450 SD | 1992 | 3 | 1 |
| Ford F600 | 1992 | 0 | 2 |
| Ford F700 | 1992 | 1 | 2 |
| Ford F800 | 1992 | 0 | 2 |
| Ford Ranger | 1992 | 189 | 2 |
Other structure recalls in 1992
11 of the 185 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1992 concerned the structure; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 92V178000 4 Dec 1992 | FRUEHAUF CORPORATION |
| 92V171000 24 Nov 1992 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 92V168000 17 Nov 1992 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 92V138000 21 Sept 1992 | MALLARD COACH CORP. |
| 92V093000 27 Jul 1992 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
| 92V099000 14 Jul 1992 | HONORBUILT TRAILER, INC |
| 92V097000 7 Jul 1992 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. |
| 92V036000 17 Mar 1992 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1992