NHTSA recall campaign

99V164000

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch

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4Affected configurations shown854,288Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentLatches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Report receivedMay 6, 2001
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

IF THIS OCCURS AND THE PRIMARY HOOD LATCH IS EITHER NOT ENGAGED OR IS RELEASED, A HOOD FLY-UP COULD OCCUR.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SECONDARY HOOD LATCH WITH COMPONENTS THAT ARE COATED PRIOR TO ASSEMBLY FOR IMPROVED LATCH PIVOT CORROSION PROTECTION.

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 99V164000

1999 FORD EXPLOREROpen vehicle record →1999 MERCURY MOUNTAINEEROpen vehicle record →1998 FORD EXPLOREROpen vehicle record →1998 MERCURY MOUNTAINEEROpen vehicle record →

Owner action

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