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Preliminary Evaluation · Closed

CONVERTIBLE TOP OPENING WHILE DRIVING

Action number
PE97050
Opened
Dec 19, 1997
Closed
May 29, 1998
Outcome
Closed without recall

Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC

What NHTSA is examining

Electrically powered convertible top latches mounted in the windshield frame work are alleged to release without warning, causing the convertible top to violentl open while driving.

Vehicles under investigation

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.