Defect Petition · DOOR LATCH FAILURE · Opened 1996-06-12 · Open
Investigation
Action number
DP96008
Type
Defect Petition
Open date
1996-06-12
Status
Open
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Affected makes
GMC
Affected components
STRUCTURE
Affected model years
9999
Affected (make, year) variants
1
Summary
PUBLIC CITZEN (PC) PETITIONED THE AGENCY TO INVESTIGATE THE TYPE III DOOR LATCHES INSTALLED IN MODEL YEAR 1978 THROUGH 1988 GM VEHICLES.SPECIFICALLY, PC ALLEGED THAT DURING A COLLISION, THE TYPE III DOOR LATCH ALLOWS THE DETENT LEVER TO BE OUT OF ALIGNMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE FORK BOLT, ALLOWING THE DOOR TO INADVERTENTLY OPEN AND THE OCCUPANT TO BE EJECTED.