21Affected configurations shown476,245Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
A CHILD COULD OPEN THE REAR SIDE COMPARTMENT DOOR AND ENTER THIS COMPARTMENT. THE CHILD COULD BECOME ENTRAPPED IF THE DOOR WERE TO CLOSE, AS IT CANNOT BE UNLATCHED FROM THE INSIDE.
What fixes it
Official remedy
DEALER WILL REPLACE THE ORIGINAL COMPARTMENT DOOR LATCH, WHICH CAN BE LATCHED WITHOUT A KEY, WITH A NEW ASSEMBLY THAT REQUIRES A KEY TO LATCH AS WELL AS LOCK THE DOOR.
Recall lifecycle
Repair completion history
Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.
Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.
Affected vehicles
Vehicle configurations connected to 79V161000
1979 BUICK ESTATEOpen vehicle record →1979 BUICK ESTATE WAGONOpen vehicle record →1979 CHEVROLET CAPRICEOpen vehicle record →1979 CHEVROLET IMPALAOpen vehicle record →1979 OLDSMOBILE CUSTOM CRUISEROpen vehicle record →1979 PONTIAC SAFARIOpen vehicle record →1979 PONTIAC GRAND SAFARIOpen vehicle record →1978 BUICK ESTATEOpen vehicle record →1978 BUICK ESTATE WAGONOpen vehicle record →1978 CHEVROLET IMPALAOpen vehicle record →1978 CHEVROLET CAPRICEOpen vehicle record →1978 OLDSMOBILE CUSTOM CRUISEROpen vehicle record →1978 PONTIAC GRAND SAFARIOpen vehicle record →1978 PONTIAC SAFARIOpen vehicle record →1977 BUICK ESTATEOpen vehicle record →1977 BUICK ESTATE WAGONOpen vehicle record →1977 CHEVROLET IMPALAOpen vehicle record →1977 CHEVROLET CAPRICEOpen vehicle record →1977 OLDSMOBILE CUSTOM CRUISEROpen vehicle record →1977 PONTIAC GRAND SAFARIOpen vehicle record →1977 PONTIAC SAFARIOpen vehicle record →
Owner action
Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.