NHTSA Recall 86V032000
Filed by Blue Bird Body Company. Component: Latches/Locks/Linkages. Reported 1986-03-03. An estimated 430 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
IMPROPER ADJUSTMENT OF ENTRANCE DOOR CAUSES LATCH TO FAIL IN THE SECONDARY LATCHED POSITION. SUCH FAILURE PLACES THE MOTORHOME IN NONCOMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS 206, DOOR LOCKS AND DOOR RETENTION. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF PRIMARY DOOR LATCH FAILS TO MAINTAIN THE DOOR CLOSED, THE FAILURE OF THE SECONDARY LATCH WILL ALLOW THE DOOR TO OPEN INADVERTENTLY POSING SOME DANGER TO ITS OCCUPANTS.
What the manufacturer will do
PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS TO OWNERS FOR PROPER ADJUSTMENT AND IN SOME CASES PROVIDE NEW LATCHES.
Notes
SYSTEM: ENTRANCE DOOR/FMVSS 206.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORHOMES.