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NHTSA Campaign 79V161000

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

Issued by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. · Reported Jul 2, 1979 · 476,245 vehicles affected

What's wrong

A CHILD COULD OPEN THE REAR SIDE COMPARTMENT DOOR AND ENTER THIS COMPARTMENT. THE CHILD COULD BECOME ENTRAPPED IF THE DOOR WERE TO CLOSE, AS IT CANNOT BE UNLATCHED FROM THE INSIDE.

Remedy

DEALER WILL REPLACE THE ORIGINAL COMPARTMENT DOOR LATCH, WHICH CAN BE LATCHED WITHOUT A KEY, WITH A NEW ASSEMBLY THAT REQUIRES A KEY TO LATCH AS WELL AS LOCK THE DOOR.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BUICK ESTATE 1977 476,245
BUICK ESTATE 1978 476,245
BUICK ESTATE 1979 476,245
BUICK ESTATE WAGON 1977 476,245
BUICK ESTATE WAGON 1978 476,245
BUICK ESTATE WAGON 1979 476,245
CHEVROLET CAPRICE 1977 476,245
CHEVROLET CAPRICE 1978 476,245
CHEVROLET CAPRICE 1979 476,245
CHEVROLET IMPALA 1977 476,245
CHEVROLET IMPALA 1978 476,245
CHEVROLET IMPALA 1979 476,245
OLDSMOBILE CUSTOM CRUISER 1977 476,245
OLDSMOBILE CUSTOM CRUISER 1978 476,245
OLDSMOBILE CUSTOM CRUISER 1979 476,245
PONTIAC GRAND SAFARI 1977 476,245
PONTIAC GRAND SAFARI 1978 476,245
PONTIAC GRAND SAFARI 1979 476,245
PONTIAC SAFARI 1977 476,245
PONTIAC SAFARI 1978 476,245
PONTIAC SAFARI 1979 476,245

Source: NHTSA Campaign 79V161000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.