Recall
Western Star Western Star — 84V129000
NHTSA ID
84V129000
Make
Western Star
Model
Western Star
Years Affected
1984
Recall Date
1984-10-16
Component
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Units Affected
248
Completion Rate
—
Mfr Campaign No.
Summary
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.
Remedy
DEFECTIVE LATCHES WILL BE REPLACED WITH A CORRECTED TYPE.