The defect
LOSS OF SKID PLATE COULD LEAD TO DISENGAGEMENT OF BOTH SECONDARY AND PRIMARY HOOD LATCHES.
The risk
HOOD COULD OPEN UNEXPECTANTLY; IF VEHICLE WERE INMOTION, THE HOOD COULD CONTACT THE WINDSHIELD, REDUCE THE DRIVERS VISION AREA,AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
INSTALL A SECONDARY LATCH SKID PLATE AND/OR SECONDARY LATCH SKID PLATE RETAINING SCREWS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Beretta | 1987 |
| Chevrolet Corsica | 1987 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet Beretta | 1987 | 3 | 5 |
| Chevrolet Corsica | 1987 | 2 | 6 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 1987
2 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 87V127000 10 Aug 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987