The defect
THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH MAY NOT ENGAGE WHEN THE HOOD IS CLOSED.
The risk
IN THE EVENT THE PRIMARY HOOD LATCH RELEASES OR IS NOT PROPERLY LATCHED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THE HOOD COULD FLY UP OBSTRUCTING THE OPERATOR'S VISION, AND INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Lincoln Town Car | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Town Car | 1991 | 155 | 5 |
| Lincoln Town Car | 1992 | 249 | 4 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 1995
4 of the 260 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1995 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 95V197000 17 Oct 1995 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 95V091000 16 May 1995 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 95V056000 21 Mar 1995 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1995