Recall 83V063000: Door Lock Pillar Reinforcement

DOOR LOCK PILLARS COULD DEVELOP FATIGUE CRACKS FROM NORMAL USAGE OF DOOR, AT THE POINT WHERE DOOR LATCH STRIKER REINFORCEMENTS ARE ATTACHED. ANY DAMAGED LOCK PILLARS WILL BE REPAIRED AND REINFORCEMENTS WILL BE INSTALLED BETWEEN THE DOOR LATCH STRIKER AND LOCK PILLARS.

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES; TWO DOOR.

SYSTEM: STRUCTURE; DOOR LOCK PILLARS.
CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: DOOR MAY NOT LATCH PROPERLY. IN DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROADS THE DOOR COULD OPEN, ALLOWING PASSENGER TO FALL FROM VEHICLE AND BECOME INJURED.

1981 FORD ESCORT
1981 MERCURY LYNX
1982 FORD ESCORT
1982 FORD EXP
1982 MERCURY LN7
1982 MERCURY LYNX
1983 FORD ESCORT
1983 FORD EXP
1983 MERCURY LN7
1983 MERCURY LYNX