Recalls › 79V161000

NHTSA recall 79V161000

Latches/locks/linkages › Doors › Latch

Buick Estate and 6 more

Reported Jul 2, 1979476,245 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Built Aug 1, 1977 – Feb 1, 1979

The defect

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.

The 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.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicles in this recall

Buick Estate
197719781979
Buick Estate Wagon
197719781979
Chevrolet Caprice
197719781979
Chevrolet Impala
197719781979
Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser
197719781979
Pontiac Grand Safari
197719781979
Pontiac Safari
197719781979

Notes

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: structure; storage compartment.consequences of defect: in the absence of outside help, the child wouldsuffocate.note: the owner IS advised to keep this compartment locked except while eitherloading or unloading it.