Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - HOOD - LATCH | ||||||||||||||||
| 88V039000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 11/01/1986 to 11/01/1987 | V (Vehicle) | 282052 | 04/26/1988 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 03/23/1988 | 03/28/1988 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Secondary hood latch assembly may not have been properly adjusted resulting in latch becoming bent. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | A bent secondary hood latch could cause the primarylatch to malfunction. if this occured the hood could unexpectedly open. ifthis happened while vehicle is in motion reduction of forward visibility couldcause a vehicle crash without prior warning. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Inspect and replace secondary hood latch assemblies as required. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: hood latch/secondary.vehicle description: passenger cars. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||
| 07/01/1996 | 1 | 07/22/1996 | |
| Both driver's and passenger's locks broke, doors will not stay open/rattle, also drivewr's side window fell off the track. *ak | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE - LOCK | |||
| 05/23/1995 | 3 | ||
| Defective hood latch, causing hood to open/fly backwards and wrap around the roof. *ak | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - HOOD - LATCH | |||
| 05/19/2000 | 2 | 02/01/2000 | |
| On thursday, may 18, 2000, i filed a complaint with nhtsa regarding a recall that was issued for 1988 chevrolets berettas. i tried to talk to gmc and the chevrolet dealer near my house about fixing the latch on the car, it was bent. i had no luck and was told that my vin # was not one of the ones that were recalled. i was going to take the car into a shop that saturday to try to get the latch fixed. i had to work the next day and since the hood wouldn't close all the way, i strapped it down. the latch and the strap didn't hold and the hood flew up and hit the windshield, breaking it and bent the hood in the middle. i was driving slow and this could have been a serious accident. my passengers and i were lucky. i know my car is an older model and old cars need repairs but i didn't want to have to pay for something that was broke on the car when it left the plant. now i have no car to drive to work and still have to get a new hood and a new windshield. please tell me what i can do about this. thanks.*ak | |||
| 05/18/2000 | 0 | ||
| After hood was jammed and opened, could not close it because latch did not work. *ak | |||
| 1 | 01/01/1997 | ||
| Hood flew off and damaged windshield. mjs | |||
| 08/14/1996 | 0 | ||
| While driving the hood flew up and smashed the windshield. *ak | |||
| 11/19/1995 | |||
| Hood latch failure, while driving hood flew up hitting the windsheild bent the hood. tt | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - TRUNK LID - LOCK | |||
| 12/12/1996 | 2 | 05/01/1994 | |
| Possible design flaw of trunk door failed causing water to leak inside trunk. however, vehicle still leaks after repairs were done. *yc | |||