NHTSA recall campaign

87V062000

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch

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2Affected configurations shown2,020Potential units affectedLatest completion context
ComponentLatches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Report receivedJul 5, 1987
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

HOOD COULD OPEN UNEXPECTANTLY; IF VEHICLE WERE INMOTION, THE HOOD COULD CONTACT THE WINDSHIELD, REDUCE THE DRIVERS VISION AREA,AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

What fixes it

Official remedy

INSTALL A SECONDARY LATCH SKID PLATE AND/OR SECONDARY LATCH SKID PLATE RETAINING SCREWS.

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 87V062000

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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