The defect
INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE COULD CAUSE THE SAFETY CATCH ON THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH STRIKER TO BIND.
The risk
IF PRIMARY LATCH IS RELEASED OR IF HOOD IS NOT COMPLETELY CLOSED, HOOD COULD FLY OPEN WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION; THIS WOULD BLOCK DRIVER'S VISION AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE HOOD LATCH STRIKER ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Hyundai Sonata | 1989, 1990 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Sonata | 1989 | 11 | 3 |
| Hyundai Sonata | 1990 | 16 | 3 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 1990
2 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA filed 20 campaigns in all.
| 90V184000 16 Oct 1990 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990