Malfunction that the rear door cannot be opened or is hard to open with the rear outer handle

Bulletin number

09-036-23

Component

Latches/locks/linkages

Summary

Some vehicles may exhibit a malfunction that the rear door cannot be opened or is hard to open with the rear outer handle. This is caused by the operating force not being sufficiently transmitted from the rear door outer handle as the tolerance of a latch and a rod in the rear outer handle base is inaccurate. To eliminate this concern, the length of the rod, which transfers the operating force of the outer handle, has been modified.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 2 complaints in the locks category.