July 17, 1983 1981-1982-1983 Ford Escorts Recalled NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 83V063000 Component:
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Potential Number Of Units Affected:
610000
Summary:
DOOR LOCK PILLARS COULD DEVELOP FATIGUE CRACKS FROM NORMAL USAGE OF DOOR, AT THE POINT WHERE DOOR LATCH STRIKER REINFORCEMENTS ARE ATTACHED.
Remedy:
ANY DAMAGED LOCK PILLARS WILL BE REPAIRED AND REINFORCEMENTS WILL BE INSTALLED BETWEEN THE DOOR LATCH STRIKER AND LOCK PILLARS.
Notes:
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES;
TWO DOOR. SYSTEM: STRUCTURE; DOOR LOCK PILLARS. CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: DOOR MAY NOT LATCH PROPERLY. IN DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROADS THE DOOR COULD OPEN, ALLOWING PASSENGER TO FALL FROM VEHICLE AND BECOME INJURED. | 