Vehicle glove box latch

A vehicle glove box latch in combination with a vehicle glove box, the vehicle glove box latch comprising:

• a housing that is configured to be mounted to the vehicle glove box, the housing having a front surface configured to face away from the vehicle glove box, a rear surface opposite the front surface, and at least one side surface interconnecting the front surface and the rear surface;
• a retention feature on the housing that extends in a lateral direction beyond the at least one side surface of the housing for mounting to an opening formed in the vehicle glove box;
• a user operated paddle that is pivotably connected to a paddle mounting portion of the housing, the paddle configured for movement between a home position and a deployed position;
• a rotor that is pivotably connected to a rotor mounting portion of the housing;
• a spring disposed on the rotor and configured to bias the rotor toward a direction, the spring having a first leg positioned into a first spring mounting recess extending tangentially from an annular recess of the rotor and a second leg movable relative to the rotor to be positioned into a second spring mounting recess formed on the rotor during assembly of the vehicle glove box latch;
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• at least one pawl coupled to the rotor and having opposing ends, wherein one end of the opposing ends of the at least one pawl includes an engagement portion that is configured to be engaged with an opening in the vehicle in which the vehicle glove box is mounted, and the other end of the opposing ends of the at least one pawl includes a post that is mounted in an opening in the rotor for securing the at least one pawl to the rotor.