# NHTSA recall 83V063000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- 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.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1981 FORD ESCORT](/makes/ford/escort/1981/recalls.md). Built 1980\-07\-01 to 1983\-03\-01.
- [1982 FORD ESCORT](/makes/ford/escort/1982/recalls.md). Built 1980\-07\-01 to 1983\-03\-01.
- [1983 FORD ESCORT](/makes/ford/escort/1983/recalls.md). 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](/makes/mercury/lynx/1981/recalls.md). Built 1980\-07\-01 to 1983\-03\-01.
- [1982 MERCURY LYNX](/makes/mercury/lynx/1982/recalls.md). Built 1980\-07\-01 to 1983\-03\-01.
- [1983 MERCURY LYNX](/makes/mercury/lynx/1983/recalls.md). Built 1980\-07\-01 to 1983\-03\-01.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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