The defect
SECONDARY HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLIES CAN CORRODE, CAUSING A HIGH LATCH RELEASE EFFORT AND POSSIBLY PREVENTING THE HOOD FROM LATCHING PROPERLY WHEN IT IS CLOSED.
The risk
IF THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH IS NOT PROPERLY ENGAGED, ANDTHE PRIMARY HOOD LATCH WAS ALSO NOT ENGAGED, THE HOOD COULD OPEN AND CONTACT THEWINDSHIELD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, REDUCING THE FORWARD VISION AREA OFTHE DRIVER AND RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
INSTALL A NEW SECONDARY HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Roadmaster | 1991, 1992 |
| Chevrolet Caprice | 1991, 1992 |
| Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser | 1991, 1992 |
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 Roadmaster | 1991 | 9 | 2 |
| Buick Roadmaster | 1992 | 87 | 3 |
| Chevrolet Caprice | 1991 | 131 | 5 |
| Chevrolet Caprice | 1992 | 89 | 6 |
| Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser | 1991 | 6 | 2 |
| Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser | 1992 | 17 | 2 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 1991
5 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 91V166000 23 Sept 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V147000 10 Sept 1991 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 91V073000 2 May 1991 | UTILIMASTER CORPORATION |
| 91V012000 15 Jan 1991 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991