Complaint 275467
1992 HYUNDAI EXCEL • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH • incident Feb 16, 2001
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 275467
- Make
- HYUNDAI
- Model
- EXCEL
- Model Year
- 1992
- Component
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
- Incident Date
- Feb 16, 2001
- Date Received
- Feb 21, 2001
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
Owner Narrative
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH FRONT HOOD FLIPPED UP, BLOCKING VISION. KEPT CONTROL OF VEHICLE, DRIVING OFF ROAD. PUSHED DOWN HOOD AND TIED IT WITH A ROPE THEN, LATCH HAD TO BE FIXED. *AK
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.