NHTSA recall campaign

91V186000

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch

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6Affected configurations shown224,588Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentLatches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Report receivedMay 10, 1993
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

IF THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH IS NOT PROPERLY ENGAGED, ANDTHE PRIMARY HOOD LATCH WAS ALSO NOT ENGAGED, THE HOOD COULD OPEN AND CONTACT THEWINDSHIELD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, REDUCING THE FORWARD VISION AREA OFTHE DRIVER AND RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

What fixes it

Official remedy

INSTALL A NEW SECONDARY HOOD LATCH 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 91V186000

1992 BUICK ROADMASTEROpen vehicle record →1992 CHEVROLET CAPRICEOpen vehicle record →1992 OLDSMOBILE CUSTOM CRUISEROpen vehicle record →1991 BUICK ROADMASTEROpen vehicle record →1991 CHEVROLET CAPRICEOpen vehicle record →1991 OLDSMOBILE CUSTOM CRUISEROpen vehicle record →

Owner action

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