The defect
THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH MECHANISM HAS A NARROW CLEARANCE BETWEEN INTERNAL PARTS WHICH, OVER TIME, ACCUMULATE DUST OR OTHER FOREIGN MATTER AND CAUSE THE LATCH TO NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY.
The risk
IF THIS OCCURS AND THE PRIMARY LATCH IS NOT PROPERLY ENGAGED, THE HOOD COULD OPEN SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING, BLOCKING THE VISION OF THE DRIVER, WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
LEXUS DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Lexus ES300 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexus ES300 | 1992 | 37 | 1 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 1994
5 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. filed 73 campaigns in all.
| 94V243000 14 Dec 1994 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 94V219000 8 Nov 1994 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 94V214000 1 Nov 1994 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 94V159000 31 Aug 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994