NHTSA recall 83V063000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 83V063000 |
| Manufacturer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Reported | 1983-06-22 |
| Owners notified | 1983-07-18 |
| Component | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH |
| Units potentially affected | 610000 |
What is wrong
DOOR LOCK PILLARS COULD DEVELOP FATIGUE CRACKS FROM NORMAL USAGE OF DOOR, AT THE POINT WHERE DOOR LATCH STRIKER REINFORCEMENTS ARE ATTACHED.
The 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 ROUGHROADS THE DOOR COULD OPEN, ALLOWING PASSENGER TO FALL FROM VEHICLE AND BECOMEINJURED.
| 1981 FORD ESCORT | Built 1980-07-01 to 1983-03-01. |
|---|---|
| 1982 FORD ESCORT | Built 1980-07-01 to 1983-03-01. |
| 1983 FORD ESCORT | Built 1980-07-01 to 1983-03-01. |
| 1982 FORD EXP | Built 1980-07-01 to 1983-03-01. |
| 1983 FORD EXP | Built 1980-07-01 to 1983-03-01. |
| 1982 MERCURY LN7 | Built 1980-07-01 to 1983-03-01. |
| 1983 MERCURY LN7 | Built 1980-07-01 to 1983-03-01. |
| 1981 MERCURY LYNX | Built 1980-07-01 to 1983-03-01. |
| 1982 MERCURY LYNX | Built 1980-07-01 to 1983-03-01. |
| 1983 MERCURY LYNX | Built 1980-07-01 to 1983-03-01. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.