NHTSA Recall 77V045000
NHTSA Campaign Id 77V045000; Date: Apr. 5, 1977
Recalled Vehicles:
1977 Ford Maverick; 1977 Mercury Comet
Component: Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch
Manufactured by: Ford Motor Company
Affected Units:: 2,751
Recall Summary:
The involved vehicles may have been built with left door lock assemblies that contain pawl spring retainers that were not produced to engineering specifications. Consequently, the spring could break, causing the latch pawl to disengage from the latch cam.
How to Fix:
Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, install a new pawl spring and correct the flange alignment, without charge.
Recall Notes:
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. System: structure; door assembly, latches and hooks. Consequences of defect: should disengagement occur while vehicle is in motion,the door could open and a passenger could fall from the vehicle and beseriously injured.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: May 16, 1977
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