NHTSA recall 84V111000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 84V111000 |
| Manufacturer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Reported | 1984-09-25 |
| Owners notified | 1984-10-22 |
| Component | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH |
| Units potentially affected | 460918 |
What is wrong
SECONDARY HOOD LATCH COMPONENTS MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY POSITIONED DURING ASSEMBLY. IF THE HOOD IS NOT CLOSED TIGHTLY, OR IS INADVERTENTLY RELEASED, THE SECONDARY LATCH MAY NOT WORK AND THE HOOD MAY FLY UP WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
THE HOOD ASSEMBLY WILL BE INSPECTED AND THE HOOD AND LATCH COMPONENTS WILL BE ADJUSTED, IF NECESSARY, WITHOUT CHARGE TO THE OWNER.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT TRUCKS.SYSTEM: STRUCTURE; HOOD ASSEMBLY LATCH SYSTEMS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: THE DRIVER"S VIEW WILL BE OBSTRUCTED AND AN ACCIDENTMAY RESULT.NOTE: MAKE CERTAIN THE PRIMARY HOOD LATCH IS ENGAGED PROPERLY BEFORE DRIVING.
| 1983 FORD RANGER | Built 1982-01-01 to 1984-07-01. |
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| 1984 FORD RANGER | Built 1982-01-01 to 1984-07-01. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as EA84016
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| EA84016 | Engineering analysis, opened 1984-05-02, closed 1984-09-20. HOOD FLIES OPEN. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.