Is This A Lemon?

NHTSA recall campaign

84V129000

ManufacturerWESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC.Reported1984-10-16Affected248 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

SOME DOOR LATCHES MAY NOT BE SECURE DUE TO DEFECTIVE SPRINGS. THE SPRINGS MAY DETACH FROM THE LATCH AT ANY TIME. IF THE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE IS SLAMMED THE SPRING MAY BECOME DISLODGED, PREVENTING THE DOOR FROM CLOSING. VIBRATIONS OF THE VEHICLE OVER A ROUGH ROAD MAY CAUSE THE SPRING TO DISLODGE, ALLOWING THE DOOR TO SWING OPEN BY ITSELF.

Manufacturer remedy

DEFECTIVE LATCHES WILL BE REPLACED WITH A CORRECTED TYPE.

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Affected vehicles

1 entry

  • Western Star