| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
90V038000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
HYUNDAI |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
SONATA |
| Model Year: |
1989 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA |
| Manufacturered: |
19880901 - 19891001 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
39361 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19900226 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19900226 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
| Report Received Date: |
19900221 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19900228 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE COULD CAUSE THE SAFETY CATCH ON THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH STRIKER TO BIND. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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. |
| Corrective Summary: |
REPLACE HOOD LATCH STRIKER ASSEMBLY. |