# Transport Canada recall 1988040

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 1988040
- Manufacturer's number: 8A11
- Reported: 1988\-03\-17
- Component: Structure
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 29891

## 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](/makes/chevrolet/beretta/1987/recalls.md)
- [1988 CHEVROLET BERETTA](/makes/chevrolet/beretta/1988/recalls.md)
- [1987 CHEVROLET CORSICA](/makes/chevrolet/corsica/1987/recalls.md)
- [1988 CHEVROLET CORSICA](/makes/chevrolet/corsica/1988/recalls.md)
- [1987 PONTIAC TEMPEST](/makes/pontiac/tempest/1987/recalls.md)
- [1988 PONTIAC TEMPEST](/makes/pontiac/tempest/1988/recalls.md)

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/1988040](/v1/recalls/tc/1988040)

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