The defect
SECONDARY HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY ADJUSTED RESULTING IN LATCH BECOMING BENT.
The risk
A BENT SECONDARY HOOD LATCH COULD CAUSE THE PRIMARYLATCH TO MALFUNCTION. IF THIS OCCURED THE HOOD COULD UNEXPECTEDLY OPEN. IFTHIS HAPPENED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION REDUCTION OF FORWARD VISIBILITY COULDCAUSE A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
INSPECT AND REPLACE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLIES AS REQUIRED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Beretta | 1987, 1988 |
| Chevrolet Corsica | 1987, 1988 |
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 Beretta | 1988 | 60 | 4 |
| Chevrolet Corsica | 1987 | 2 | 6 |
| Chevrolet Corsica | 1988 | 46 | 4 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 1988
3 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 88V103000 1 Jul 1988 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| 88V065000 18 Apr 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988