The defect
SOME HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLIES MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY REPAIRED AT THE FACTORY, OR INCORRECT FASTENERS WERE USED. HOOD LATCH ATTACHMENT WILL NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH AND WILL LIKELY WEAKEN THE INNER HOOD PANEL.
The remedy
INSPECT VEHICLES AND, IF INCORRECTLY ASSEMBLED OR REPAIRED, THE HOOD, INCLUDING THE LATCH, WILL BE REPLACED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chrysler Laser | 1984 |
| Dodge Daytona | 1984 |
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chrysler Laser | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Dodge Daytona | 1984 | 2 | 1 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 1984
10 of the 164 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1984 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 84V141000 7 Nov 1984 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 84V139000 5 Nov 1984 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 84V129000 16 Oct 1984 | WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
| 84V113000 25 Sept 1984 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 84V111000 25 Sept 1984 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 84V101000 4 Sept 1984 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 84V084000 10 Jul 1984 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 84V075000 19 Jun 1984 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1984