1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Start: 2003-10-01

firecrash · 433959 · 2003-10-07

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: VENTURE
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Miles at failure: 65,000

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 0
Fire: Yes
Crash: Yes
Police report: Yes
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

LOCKING MECHANISM ON VAN CARGO DOOR (98' CHEVY VENTURE) DEFECTIVE. DOOR CAN NOT BE LOCKED EVEN MANUALLY. THIS WAS DISCOVERED BY ACCIDENT AFTER A "REPAIR" AT A DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IS "NOT UNCOMMON". *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10041386
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown