{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1984083 (Volkswagen), 1981 to 1982: Structure",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1984083/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1984083, VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON, 1984-07-12. THE SPRING WHICH HOLDS THE LATCH OF THE FRONT DOOR LOCK IN PLACE COULD BREAK. IF THIS.",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Vanagon. Published by Transport Canada as 1984083 on 12 July 1984. System: Structure. What the notice says The spring which holds the latch of the front door lock in place could break. if this happens, the door's primary lock position may not hold, and the door will be held in place only by the secondary lock position. since the secondary lock position is not designed to hold the door closed under force, the front … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. THE SPRING WHICH HOLDS THE LATCH OF THE FRONT DOOR LOCK IN PLACE COULD BREAK. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE DOOR'S PRIMARY LOCK POSITION MAY NOT HOLD, AND THE DOOR WILL BE HELD IN PLACE ONLY BY THE SECONDARY LOCK POSITION. SINCE THE SECONDARY LOCK POSITION IS NOT DESIGNED TO HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED UNDER FORCE, THE FRONT OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE EXPOSED TO DANGER IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR WHEN EXTREME FORCES ARE EXERTED ON THE INTERIOR OF THE DOOR. Transport Canada recorded this notice in capitals, as its system did for many years. It is reproduced here exactly as published. The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the o",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T15:11:53+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T15:11:53+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1984083 (Volkswagen), 1981 to 1982: Structure\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1984083/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}