NHTSA recall campaign

88V065000

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch

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2Affected configurations shown12,457Potential units affectedLatest completion context
ComponentLatches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Report receivedJun 4, 1989
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

IF PRIMARY LATCH DISENGAGES, HOOD COULD UNEXPECTEDLYOPEN. IF CAR WAS IN MOTION, HOOD COULD CONTACT THE WINDSHIELD, REDUCE THEDRIVERS FORWARD VISION AREA, AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

What fixes it

Official remedy

REPLACE SECONDARY LATCH WITH A NEW LATCH.

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 88V065000

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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