Structure:body:hood

NHTSA recall 91V135000 · announced August 19, 1991 · filed by General Motors Corp. · 290,408 units affected

The problem

SECONDARY HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY ON THESE VEHICLES MAY NOT BE PROPERLY ADJUSTED AND COULD BECOME BENT. THIS WILL LEAD TO A CONDITION WHERE FULL PRIMARY LATCH ENGAGEMENT IS NOT ATTAINED.

The risk

A BENT SECONDARY HOOD LATCH COULD LEAD TO THE PRIMARYLATCH NOT BEING FULLY ENGAGED, ALLOWING THE HOOD TO UNEXPECTEDLY OPEN. IF THISWERE TO OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE HOOD MAY CONTACT THEWINDSHIELD, REDUCING THE FORWARD VISION AREA OF THE DRIVER AND A VEHICLE CRASHCOULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

What to do

REPLACE THE PRIMARY HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY, THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY, AND THE SUPPORT BRACKET.

Notes

SYSTEM: HOOD.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 1987 Chevrolet Beretta
• 1988 Chevrolet Beretta
• 1987 Chevrolet Corsica
• 1988 Chevrolet Corsica

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.