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United States 90V038000

Hyundai Motor America

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES — STRUCTURE:HOOD ASSEMBLY:LATCHES · February 21, 1990

The problem

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.

What owners should do

REPLACE HOOD LATCH STRIKER ASSEMBLY.

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