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 | |||
| 08/25/2000 | 10 | 06/01/1999 | |
| Lock problems would not unlock with or without a key and paint problems on the hood. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Hood latch and door latches failed. nlm | |||
| 06/07/1995 | 7 | ||
| Door lock broken on passenger's side. *sd | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - HOOD - LATCH | |||
| 1 | |||
| Hood latch and door latches failed. nlm | |||
| 05/08/1999 | 1 | ||
| Hood latch failed while driving causing damage to roof and windshield when hood opened. (ohio traffic crash report). mjs | |||
| 09/05/1997 | 0 | ||
| While driving at about 35mph, the hood of the vehicle flew up and broke the windshield; it also obstructed the driver's view. driver managed to steer vehicle to side of road. will be taking to dealer. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Hood latch failed, causing hood to fly open/cracking windshield/roof damage. | |||
| 01/01/1993 | 1 | 11/14/1992 | |
| Hood buckling, and hood latch shakes when vehicle is moving, prior to recall. | |||
| 11/23/1995 | 3 | ||
| Hood latch broke. *sd | |||
| 11/28/1994 | 8 | ||
| Hood latch failed, causing hood to fly into windshield/loss of visibility/control/accident. *skd | |||
| 05/27/1994 | 7 | ||
| Secondary hood latch bends, preventing hood from closing after recall repairs (91v-135). *skd | |||