Vehicle recall 83V125000 · November 20, 1983
1984 Nissan 300ZX
The hood latch may fail to hold the hood in position due to a misalignment of the secondary hood latch.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- The hood latch may fail to hold the hood in position due to a misalignment of the secondary hood latch. This condition is due to a deformation of the hood during manufacture.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a new secondary latch at no charge.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: structure; hood latch.consequences of defect: if the primary latch is not properly engaged whenclosing the hood, a failure of the secondary latch to engage will allow thehood to open, blocking the driver"s vision and creating a risk of a vehicleaccident.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 83V125000
- Reported to NHTSA
- November 20, 1983
- Filed by
- NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Owner notification
- January 9, 1984
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 9,858
- 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.
- Nissan 300ZX (1984): 1984
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