NHTSA Recall 69V077000
Filed by Ford Motor Company. Component: Latches/Locks/Linkages. Reported 1969-06-02. An estimated 354,000 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
POSSIBILITY THAT HOOD LATCH MECH- ANISM HAS INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE BETWEENPARTS.THIS COULD CAUSE PRIMARY HOOD LATCH TO BIND, THUS INTERFERING WITH HOODCLOSURE AND PREVENTING SECONDARY LATCH FROM ENGAGING, IN WHICH CASE HOOD COULDOPEN WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLAC- ING LATCH WHENNECESSARY.)
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