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Paccar Incorporated safety latch feature that keeps the hood of the vehicle from closing after a user opens the hood may fail to operate.

NHTSA campaign 10V-654 · Reported December 22, 2010 · 1,510 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Paccar Incorporated
VEHICLES AFFECTED
1,510
REMEDY
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DUAL MAGNETS WITH A SINGLE MAGNET ON THE SAFETY LATCH.
COST
Free

The short version

PACCAR INCORPORATED reported a problem with the hood latch. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

THE SAFETY LATCH FEATURE THAT KEEPS THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE FROM CLOSING AFTER A USER OPENS THE HOOD MAY FAIL TO OPERATE.

WHY IT MATTERS

FAILURE OF THE SAFETY LATCH FEATURE MAY CAUSE THE HOOD TO UNEXPECTEDLY CLOSE WHILE OPEN, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR VEHICLE DAMAGE.

WHAT TO DO

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DUAL MAGNETS WITH A SINGLE MAGNET ON THE SAFETY LATCH, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 10V-654.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 10V-654

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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