1975 VOLVO 242

1975 VOLVO 242 Recall Title: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

1975 VOLVO 242 Recall Date: 1975-05-05

1975 VOLVO 242 NHTSA Recall Campaign Number: 75V073000

1975 VOLVO 242 Recall Manufacturer: VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP.

1975 VOLVO 242 Recall Component(s): LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

1975 VOLVO 242 Recall - Potential Number of Units Affected: 4000

1975 VOLVO 242 Recall Overview:

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1975 VOLVO 242 Recall 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).