NHTSA Campaign 80V090000

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

Issued by COACH & EQUIP SALES CORP. · Reported Jul 15, 1980 · 154 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE AUDIBLE SIGNAL MAY NOT SOUND WHEN THE EMERGENCY DOOR RELEASE MECHANISM IS NOT IN THE CLOSED POSITION AND THE IGNITION IS IN THE "ON" POSITION. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 217, "BUS WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE".

Remedy

DEALER WILL INSTALL A MODIFIED LATCH MECHANISM WHICH WILL ALLOW ACTIVATION OF THE ALARM, INDEPENDENT OF THE DOOR POSITION.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
COACH AND EQUIPMENT FORTIVAN 1977 154
COACH AND EQUIPMENT FORTIVAN 1978 154
COACH AND EQUIPMENT FORTIVAN 1979 154

Source: NHTSA Campaign 80V090000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.