The defect
A SECONDARY BEND OPERATION WAS NOT PERFORMED DURING ASSEMBLY OF THE DOOR LATCH WHICH COULD CAUSE THE DOOR LATCH TO JAM WHEN LOCKED.
The risk
THE DOOR LATCH WILL NOT RELEASE FROM EITHER THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE DOOR LATCHES FOR CERTAIN DATE CODES AND REPLACE SUSPECT LATCHES WITH NEW LATCHES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kenworth T2000 | 1997 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenworth T2000 | 1997 | 3 | 4 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 1997
5 of the 268 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1997 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; PACCAR, INCORPORATED filed 199 campaigns in all.
| 97V234000 17 Dec 1997 | KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. |
| 97V063002 12 May 1997 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 97V063001 18 Apr 1997 | MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
| 97V024000 4 Mar 1997 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1997