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Recall 83V063000: Door Lock Pillar Reinforcement

DOOR LOCK PILLARS COULD DEVELOP FATIGUE CRACKS FROM NORMAL USAGE OF DOOR, AT THE POINT WHERE DOOR LATCH
STRIKER REINFORCEMENTS ARE ATTACHED. ANY DAMAGED LOCK PILLARS WILL BE REPAIRED AND REINFORCEMENTS WILL
BE INSTALLED BETWEEN THE DOOR LATCH STRIKER AND LOCK PILLARS.

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES; TWO DOOR.

SYSTEM: STRUCTURE; DOOR LOCK PILLARS.  
CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: DOOR MAY NOT LATCH PROPERLY. IN DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROADS THE DOOR COULD OPEN,
ALLOWING PASSENGER TO FALL FROM VEHICLE AND BECOME INJURED.

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1981

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1982

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1982

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EXP 

1982

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1982

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1983

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1983

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EXP 

1983

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LN7 

1983

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