The defect
THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH MAY NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE.
The risk
IF PRIMARY LATCH DISENGAGES, HOOD COULD UNEXPECTEDLYOPEN. IF CAR WAS IN MOTION, HOOD COULD CONTACT THE WINDSHIELD, REDUCE THEDRIVERS FORWARD VISION AREA, AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE SECONDARY LATCH WITH A NEW LATCH.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Regal | 1988 |
| Pontiac Grand Prix | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buick Regal | 1988 | 123 | 10 |
| Pontiac Grand Prix | 1988 | 88 | 11 |
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 |
| 88V039000 23 Mar 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988