Vehicle recall 80V138000 · October 17, 1980
Plymouth HORIZON and Dodge OMNI
The hood secondary latch on the involved vehicles may be subject to binding due to variations in the latch and its mounting base assembly.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- The hood secondary latch on the involved vehicles may be subject to binding due to variations in the latch and its mounting base assembly. A problem could occur if the primary latch became inoperative or was not properly engaged.
- Remedy
- The dealer will inspect the secondary hood latch system and, if necessary, adjust it at no cost to owner.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: structure; hood assembly, latches.consequences of defect: sudden "fly up" of an unrestrained hood could impairdriver visibility and could result in a vehicle accident without prior warning.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 80V138000
- Reported to NHTSA
- October 17, 1980
- Filed by
- CHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Owner notification
- November 20, 1980
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 235,000
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Latches/locks/linkages › Hood › Latch
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Dodge OMNI (1980): 1980
- Plymouth HORIZON (1980): 1980
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