NHTSA recall campaign

83V125000

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch

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1Affected configurations shown9,858Potential units affectedLatest completion context
ComponentLatches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Report receivedAug 11, 1984
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THE HOOD LATCH MAY FAIL TO HOLD THE HOOD IN POSITION DUE TO A MISALIGNMENT OF THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH. THIS CONDITION IS DUE TO A DEFORMATION OF THE HOOD DURING MANUFACTURE.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW SECONDARY LATCH AT NO CHARGE.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 83V125000

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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