14456 – Hood Striker Corrosion – 2013-2015 Chevrolet Spark

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September 24, 2014 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V593000

Secondary Hood Latch Corrosion

If the secondary hood latch corrodes causing the latch to be stuck out of position, and the primary hood latch is not engaged, the hood could unexpectedly open while driving, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V593

Manufacturer General Motors LLC

Components LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

Potential Number of Units Affected 89,294

 

Summary

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Chevrolet Spark vehicles manufactured January 17, 2012, to July 29, 2014. The secondary hood latch may prematurely corrode at the latch pivot causing the striker to get stuck out of position, preventing it from properly engaging the hood latch.

 

Remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the striker with a new part which has superior corrosion protection, free of charge. The recall began on January 7, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM’s number for this recall is 14456.

 

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

 

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2015 Chevrolet Spark
2015 Chevrolet Spark

 


Condition

General Motors has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain 2013-2015 model year Chevrolet Spark vehicles. The involved vehicles were manufactured with a secondary hood latch that may prematurely corrode at the latch pivot causing the striker to get stuck out of position and preventing the striker from properly engaging the hood latch. If the secondary latch corrodes causing the striker to be stuck out of position, and the primary latch is not engaged, it is possible that the vehicle’s hood may open unexpectedly. If the hood opened unexpectedly while the vehicle is being driven, the driver’s vision will likely be impaired increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

 

Correction

Dealers will replace the striker with a new part which has superior corrosion protection.

 

Parts Information

Part Number Description Quantity/ Vehicle
94534170 Striker Assembly, Hood Primary Latch 1

 


Chronology :

On March 24, 2014, GM Korea received a report of three incidents of secondary hood latches corroding prematurely on Chevrolet Spark Vehicles in the United Kingdom. In two of these three incidents, the vehicle hood opened while the customer was driving.

Between March 24 and September 18, 2014, GM conducted a root cause investigation. On May 7, 2014, GM learned of an additional incident of a hood opening on a Chevrolet Spark while it was driving, which occurred in Denmark. During its investigation, GM discovered that the suspect secondary hood latch failed a 10-year component level corrosion test conducted in November 2013. As a result of that earlier failure, GM began investigating the cause of the secondary latch failure in November 2013. By February 2014, GM determined that the anti-corrosion coating applied to the secondary hood latch was deficient and did not meet GM’s requirements. At the time of the failed test in November 2013, all secondary hood latches were coated with an “ED” coat (electro deposition of zinc phosphate) rather than the required “MFC-A” coat (e.g., a phosphate and oil based corrosion protection coat). The change to MFC-A coating was implemented on July 31, 2014.

GM’s investigation revealed 10 warranty cases in the U.S. with premature corroding of the secondary hood latches.

On September 18, 2014, the Safety Field Action Decision Authority (SFADA) decided to conduct a safety recall.

 


3 Affected Products

Vehicle

MAKE MODEL YEAR
CHEVROLET SPARK 2013-2015

 


20 Associated Documents

Recall Quarterly Report – 2015-Q1

RCLQRT-14V593-7692.PDF 28.836KB

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Issued Interim Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RIONL-14V593-1836.pdf 174.909KB

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-14V593-2968.pdf 146.222KB

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)

RCMN-14V593-6401.pdf 68.929KB

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Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-14V593-0355.pdf 165.27KB

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Defect Notice(Part 573)

RCDNN-14V593-2924.pdf 26.957KB

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Issued Interim Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RIONL-14V593-8502.pdf 157.846KB

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Recall 573 Report – Amended Rev 1

RCLRPT-14V593-9014.PDF 29.245KB

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)- Stop Delivery Order

RCMN-14V593-8579.pdf 69.852KB

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)

RCMN-14V593-9717.pdf 68.921KB

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-14V593-9253.pdf 199.717KB

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-14V593-4409.pdf 239.784KB

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Recall Quarterly Report – 2015-Q2

RCLQRT-14V593-8308.PDF 28.943KB

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Recall Quarterly Report – 2015-Q4

RCLQRT-14V593-1560.PDF 29.149KB

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Recall Quarterly Report – 2015-Q3

RCLQRT-14V593-6152.PDF 29.049KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #6, 2016-2

RCLQRT-14V593-0743.PDF 214.996KB

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Recall Quarterly Report – 2016-Q1

RCLQRT-14V593-3853.PDF 214.916KB

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Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-14V593-6577.pdf 50.813KB

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)

RCMN-14V593-2902.pdf 2.889KB

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)

RCMN-14V593-5250.pdf 63.854KB

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Latest Recalls Documents

For the Latest and Most Recent Recalls Information Visit the link below…

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=14V593&docType=RCL

 


 

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