NHTSA recall campaign

97V095000

Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge And Attachments

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6Affected configurations shown219,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentStructure › Body › Hood › Hinge And Attachments
Report receivedJun 6, 1997
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS SIMULTANEOUSLY WITHOUT ENGAGING THE PRIMARY LATCH, THE HOOD WOULD NOT BE RESTRAINED INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH SPRING WITH A LONGER END HOOK SPRING.

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 97V095000

1997 CHRYSLER CIRRUSOpen vehicle record →1997 DODGE STRATUSOpen vehicle record →1997 PLYMOUTH BREEZEOpen vehicle record →1996 CHRYSLER CIRRUSOpen vehicle record →1996 DODGE STRATUSOpen vehicle record →1996 PLYMOUTH BREEZEOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

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