| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
95V229000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
CADILLAC |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
CONCOURS |
| Model Year: |
1996 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
|
| Manufacturer Component Description: |
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
19950701 - 19950901 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
12783 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19951222 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19951222 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Report Received Date: |
19951205 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19951206 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
571 |
| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
113 |
| Defect Summary: |
THESE VEHICLES COULD HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITH AN IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED SECONDARY HOOD LATCH. THIS DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 113, "HOOD LATCH SYSTEM." |
| Consequence Summary: |
CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: IF THE SECONDARY LATCH IS NOT PROPERLY ENGAGED AND THE PRIMARY HOOD LATCH WAS ALSO NOT ENGAGED, THE HOOD LATCH WAS ALSO NOT ENGAGED, THE HOOD COULD OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THE HOOD CAN CONTACT THE WINDSHIELD REDUCING THE VISION OF THE DRIVER AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL ADJUST THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH. |