Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.
THE LATCH HOOK ON THE CONVERTIBLE TOP CAN CRACK, DEVELOPING INTO A BREAK OF THE LATCH HOOK, IMPAIRING ITS FUNCTION.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WILL NOT BE HELDFIRMLY ONTO THE CAR BODY AND COULD OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING A RISK OF ANACCIDENT.
Remedy: REPLACE THE LATCH HOOK ASSEMBLY WITH A NEW ASSEMBLY.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
Defect investigations
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RQ98017 · Inadvertent Driver's Sid Air Bag
Opened Oct 6, 1998 · Closed Feb 16, 1999
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags:frontal
THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG REPORTEDLY CAN DEPLOY INADVERTENTLY WHILE BEING DRIVEN.
An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.