The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH MAY CORRODE AT THE LATCH PIVOT AND STICK IN THE OPEN POSITION.
The risk
IF THIS OCCURS AND THE PRIMARY HOOD LATCH IS EITHER NOT ENGAGED OR IS RELEASED, A HOOD FLY-UP COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SECONDARY HOOD LATCH WITH COMPONENTS THAT ARE COATED PRIOR TO ASSEMBLY FOR IMPROVED LATCH PIVOT CORROSION PROTECTION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Explorer | 1998, 1999 |
| Mercury Mountaineer | 1998, 1999 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Explorer | 1998 | 1,959 | 9 |
| Ford Explorer | 1999 | 1,348 | 9 |
| Mercury Mountaineer | 1998 | 236 | 5 |
| Mercury Mountaineer | 1999 | 151 | 7 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 1999
7 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 99V226000 18 Aug 1999 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 99V191000 16 Jul 1999 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 99V159000 24 Jun 1999 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 99V158000 24 Jun 1999 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 99V126000 19 May 1999 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 99V046000 15 Mar 1999 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999