NHTSA recall campaign
90V038000
ManufacturerHYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICAReported1990-02-21Affected39,361 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE COULD CAUSE THE SAFETY CATCH ON THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH STRIKER TO BIND.
Risk
IF PRIMARY LATCH IS RELEASED OR IF HOOD IS NOT COMPLETELY CLOSED, HOOD COULD FLY OPEN WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION; THIS WOULD BLOCK DRIVER'S VISION AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy
REPLACE HOOD LATCH STRIKER ASSEMBLY.
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