Ford Motor Company: Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 10, 1991 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 72,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH MAY NOT ENGAGE WHEN THE HOOD IS CLOSED.
The risk
IN THE EVENT THE PRIMARY HOOD LATCH RELEASES WHEN THEVEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THE HOOD COULD FLY UP, OBSTRUCTING THE OPERATOR'S VISION,AND INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSTALL A NEW HOOD LATCHING ASSEMBLY.
1 model year covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Lincoln Town Car | 155 | 5 | 14 | 20 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 91V147000.
Full record for the 1991 Lincoln Town Car → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →