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Transport Canada recall 1988040

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Campaign
Published byTransport Canada (Canada)
Campaign number1988040
Manufacturer's number8A11
Reported1988-03-17
ComponentStructure
Notification typeSafety Mfr
Units potentially affected29891

What is wrong

THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH MAY NOT BE PROPERLY ADJUSTED WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE SECONDARY LATCH BECOMING BENT. A BENT SECONDARY LATCH COULD CONTACT THE PRIMARY LATCH RETURN SPRING PREDISPOSING IT TO DISENGAGE. IF THE SECONDARY LATCH WAS NOT PROPERLY ENGAGED AND THE PRIMARY LATCH WERE TO DISENGAGE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE HOOD COULD UNEXPECTEDLY FLY OPEN AND OBSTRUCT THE DRIVER'S VISION. THIS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

CORRECTION: SECONDARY LATCH WILL BE INSPECTED FOR PROPER ADJUSTMENT AND ALL BENT LATCHES WILL BE REPLACED.

Vehicles this campaign lists
1987 CHEVROLET BERETTA
1988 CHEVROLET BERETTA
1987 CHEVROLET CORSICA
1988 CHEVROLET CORSICA
1987 PONTIAC TEMPEST
1988 PONTIAC TEMPEST

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.

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