NHTSA recall campaign

90V038000

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch

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2Affected configurations shown39,361Potential units affectedLatest completion context
ComponentLatches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Report receivedSep 2, 1991
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

IF PRIMARY LATCH IS RELEASED OR IF HOOD IS NOT COMPLETELY CLOSED, HOOD COULD FLY OPEN WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION; THIS WOULD BLOCK DRIVER'S VISION AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

What fixes it

Official remedy

REPLACE HOOD LATCH STRIKER ASSEMBLY.

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 90V038000

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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