The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CHEVROLET AND GMC G VANS EQUIPPED WITH SLIDING SIDE DOORS AND REMEDIED DURING SAFETY CAMPAIGN (95V197/95-C-58) BETWEEN JULY 18, 1997 AND FEBRUARY 6, 1999. THE SLIDING SIDE-DOOR REAR LATCH WAS REPLACED WITH A LATCH THAT WAS IMPROPERLY RIVETED.
The risk
IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE DOOR MAY NOT PERFORM AS REQUIRED AND INCREASED INJURIES COULD RESULT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SLIDING DOOR REAR LATCH.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet G20 | 1995 |
| GMC G20 | 1995 |
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 G20 | 1995 | 82 | 3 |
| GMC G20 | 1995 | 2 | 2 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 1999
7 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 99V226000 18 Aug 1999 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 99V191000 16 Jul 1999 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 99V164000 29 Jun 1999 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 99V159000 24 Jun 1999 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 99V158000 24 Jun 1999 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 99V046000 15 Mar 1999 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999