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NHTSA recall 97V232000

Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and attachments

Cadillac Deville

Reported Dec 18, 199714,423 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Built Sep 1, 1997 – Nov 30, 1997

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. these vehicles were built with hood hinge pivot bolts which can break due to an improper heat treat condition. this does not comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 219, "windshield zone intrusion." a broken bolt can cause either the corner of the hood near the windshield to raise, or one side of the hood to be unstable when opened.

The risk

In the event of a vehicle crash, the hood could be pushed back through the windshield glass possibly injuring the vehicle occupants.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the hood hinge pivot bolts.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicles in this recall

Cadillac Deville
1998

Notes

Owner notification IS expected to begin during january 1998. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact cadillac at 1-800-458-8006.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.