1983 FORD EXP RECALL - #83V063000
		RECALL FOR LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES : DOORS : LATCH
		
        DOOR LOCK PILLARS COULD DEVELOP FATIGUE CRACKS FROM NORMAL USAGE OF DOOR, AT THE POINT WHERE DOOR LATCH STRIKER REINFORCEMENTS ARE ATTACHED.
		
		
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							| Vehicle | 
							1983 FORD EXP | 
							
								
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							| Manufacturer | 
							FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 
						 
						
							| Manufactured between | 
							7/1/1980 - 3/1/1983 | 
						 
						
							| Recalled on | 
							7/8/1983 | 
						 
						
							| Influenced by | 
							FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 
						 
						
							| Owners Notified on | 
							7/18/1983 | 
						 
						
							| # Affected | 
							610,000 | 
						 
						
							| Recalled for | 
							LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 
						 
						
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							| Description | 
							DOOR LOCK PILLARS COULD DEVELOP FATIGUE CRACKS FROM NORMAL USAGE OF DOOR, AT THE POINT WHERE DOOR LATCH STRIKER REINFORCEMENTS ARE ATTACHED. | 
						 
						
							| Consequences | 
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							| Corrective action | 
							ANY DAMAGED LOCK PILLARS WILL BE REPAIRED AND REINFORCEMENTS WILL BE INSTALLED BETWEEN THE DOOR LATCH STRIKER AND LOCK PILLARS. | 
						 
						
							| Notes | 
							VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES; TWO DOOR.SYSTEM: STRUCTURE; DOOR LOCK PILLARS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: DOOR MAY NOT LATCH PROPERLY. IN DRIVING OVER ROUGHROADS THE DOOR COULD OPEN, ALLOWING PASSENGER TO FALL FROM VEHICLE AND BECOMEINJURED. | 
						 
						
							| See also | 
							
								
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							| Technical Service Bulletins | 
							
								
										Oct 31, 2001 - 980000 UNKNOWN OR OTHER 
										INFORMATION REGARDING TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHARTS.       *SLC
									
  
										Jul 10, 1998 - 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 
										INFORMATION ON A NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHART.   *YC
									
  
										Jul 17, 1997 - 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 
										FLUID- TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHARTS.  *JD
									
  
										Nov 01, 1995 - 980000 UNKNOWN OR OTHER 
										UNKNOWN
									
								
  
								 
								 
								
								 
								
                                 
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