NHTSA Complaint #10434888 — 2002 VOLVO V70

THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THE MECHANISM TO OPEN THE CAR DOOR FROM THE INSIDE COMPARTMENT IS DEFECTIVE. THE LATCH CABLE END IS CONTAINED BY A PLASTICS HOUSING. THE CABLE END HAS ANOTHER PLASTIC PART THAT SNAPS INTO THE HOUSING. THERE ARE CLIPS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PLASTIC HOUSING WHICH HOLD DOWN THE CABLE END. WHEN THESE CLIPS BREAK THE CABLE END COMES OUT OF THE HOUSING. WHEN THE HOUSING CLIPS BREAK, THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT OPEN THE DOOR. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH AND LOSS OF POWER THE OCCUPANT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE ADJACENT DOOR. *TR