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Pierce Manufacturing springs inside the inner door handles may allow the door to open inadvertently.

NHTSA campaign 13V-062 · Reported February 25, 2013 · 1,275 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Pierce Manufacturing Impel and Velocity
VEHICLES AFFECTED
1,275
REMEDY
Pierce will notify owners, and dealers will replace the inner door handles, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Pierce Manufacturing reported a problem with the latches/locks/linkages. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The springs inside the inner door handles may allow the door to open inadvertently.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the door inadvertently opens while the vehicle is in motion, the occupants may fall out and suffer personal injury.

WHAT TO DO

Pierce will notify owners, and dealers will replace the inner door handles, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 13V-062.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2007–2010Pierce Manufacturing Impel
2007–2010Pierce Manufacturing Velocity

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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