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 | |||||
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| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - HOOD - LATCH | ||||||||||||||||
| 97V024000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 03/01/1991 to 10/07/1996 | V (Vehicle) | 125000 | 04/24/1997 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 03/04/1997 | 03/25/1997 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: police and taxi vehicles. the hood latch striker can wear or become detached from the hood. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Either of these conditions can result in the hood opening without warning while the vehicle is being operated impairing the driver's visibility. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install an improved hood latch striker (vehicles with 1992 model hoods) or revised striker plate attaching fasteners (vehicles with 1993-1997 model hoods). | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification:owner notification is expected to begin april 14, 1997. note:owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - HOOD - LATCH | |||||
| BC8746941201 | 12/01/1994 | 37793 | Vehicle may exhibit a hood clunk or rattle due to installation of prior model year latch. *tw | 01/10/1995 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - HOOD - LATCH | |||
| 01/19/1999 | 1 | ||
| Four aluminum rivets that hold my hood to the latch striker plate broke causing the hood to fly up and break windshield and blinding driver, recall component on heavier suspension models, vehicle denied due to suspension design. | |||
| 01/19/1999 | 1 | 05/01/1997 | |
| The hood came up and blinded me on the freeway at 60mph. i beleive i am lucky to be alive and not injured. nhtsa campaign id number: 97v024000, describes what happened to my car. i believe the same hood latch striker defect exists on 1995 crown victoria's without the police option,but it just takes longer to show up. this defect showed up on my car with 96625 miles of mostly freeway driving. i suspect in time many other standard 1995 crown victoria's will be having this problem. the four aluminium rivets that hold the hood striker plate to the hood fatigued with the stress of freeway driving, and came out when i was traveling 60mph on the freeway, releasing the hood which came up and smashed my windshield and blinded me. i am luck to be alive and not in injured. *ak | |||