2001–2003 Buick Park Avenue recall: door latches & locks
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain passenger vehicles, the emergency trunk release handle may be installed or forced out of the proper position.
💥 The risk
If the cable is out of the proper position, it could increase the force required to activate the emergency trunk release handle and a person trapped in the trunk may not be able to release the trunk LATCH using the emergency trunk release handle.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will secure the emergency trunk release cable to ensure that the emergency trunk release handle operates properly. Owner notification began december 19, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact buick at 1-800-521-7300.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V328000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 02060
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 43,980
- Component
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
- Owner phone
- 1-800-521-7300
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Dec 19, 2002
- Built
- Feb 1, 2002 – Jun 28, 2002
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Recall no. 02060.customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).