# Transport Canada recall 1991133

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: 1991133
- Manufacturer's number: 1D27/91052
- Reported: 1991\-09\-23
- Component: Structure
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 235

## What is wrong

THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH SPRING IN THESE VEHICLES MAY BE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED OR MISSING. THIS COULD LEAD TO A CONDITION IN WHICH THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH DOES NOT ENGAGE THE STRIKER. IF THE PRIMARY HOOD LATCH WERE ALSO NOT ENGAGED, HOOD FLY\-UP COULD OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.

CORRECTION: VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND A NEW SECONDARY HOOD LATCH SPRING WILL BE INSTALLED WHERE NECESSARY.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1992 CHEVROLET CAVALIER](/makes/chevrolet/cavalier/1992/recalls.md)
- [1992 PONTIAC SUNBIRD](/makes/pontiac/sunbird/1992/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [438101A](/bulletins/43034.md), 1995-11-01, Service bulletin

## 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)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/1991133](/v1/recalls/tc/1991133)

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