NHTSA Complaint #10169517 — 1995 DODGE PICKUP

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON DRY AND FLAT ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONT HOOD FLEW OPEN, WHICH PUSHED THE WINDSHIELD INTO THE CAB. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER, AND ANOTHER DRIVER ASSISTED THE CONTACT IN PUSHING THE HOOD BACK DOWN, SO THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND OFFERED NO RESOLUTION. THE VEHICLE HAD RECALL WORK PERFORMED THAT INVOLVED OILING THE HOOD SPRING MONTHS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. ON 08/28/06, THE CONTACT NOTICED ONLINE THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER RECALL FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE HOOD LATCH. ON 09/28/06, THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED TO COVER ONLY THE PARTS AND LABOR STATED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT ASKED THE MANUFACTURER WHY A RECALL LETTER WAS NOT RECEIVED, AND THE MANUFACTURER EXPRESSED THAT RECALL NOTICES ARE NOT SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL.