VOLVO 244 1975: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 75V073000

Make Model Year
VOLVO 244 1975
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
1975-05-01 1975-05-05 1979-10-12

Manufacturers Involved: Volvo Car USA, LLC

Component: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 4000

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Notes

VOLVO CAMPAIGN NO 2350075.POSSIBILITY THAT AN IMPROPER DIMENSION BOLT ON THELEFT FRONT AND/OR REAR DOOR LATCH MECHANISM COULD ALLOW THE DOOR TO OPEN FROMTHE FULLY LATCHED TO SECONDARY LATCHED POSITION AND THEN TO THE FULLY OPENPOSITION WHEN EXPOSED TO EXTENSIVE VIBRATIONS AS COULD OCCUR ON ROUGH ROADS.'CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING DEFECTIVE LATCHES WITH IMPROVED LATCHES'.