The hood may be missing the secondary hood latch?
GM is recalling more than 118,000 model year 2010-2012 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon pickup trucks because they may be missing the secondary hood latch. As a result, the hood can open unexpectedly during driving and block the driver’s view of the road.
The hood latch supplier, Van-Rob of Tennessee, did not have a quality control process in place that prevented parts from missing a welding station on the apparently unmonitored assembly line. How this problem went undetected since 2009 was not explained in the required filing from GM to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Nevertheless all Colorado and Canyon pickups made from 9 November 2009, through 28 August 2012 are now recalled for failing to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 113, “Hood Latch System.”
General Motors will notify owners and ask them to inspect their vehicle for the presence of a secondary hood latch. Dealers will install secondary hood latches on any affected vehicles, free of charge, as required by U.S. safety regulations. The recall is expected to begin on 17 January 2013.
Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-458-8006. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 or go to www.safercar.gov.
