Mclaren P1, model years 2014 to 2015. Filed by McLaren Automotive Incorporated and reported to NHTSA on 11 December 2015. 122 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says McLaren Automotive Incorporated (McLaren) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 P1 hybrid vehicles manufactured March 1, 2013, to October 31, 2015. The affected vehicles have a secondary hood latch that may not properly re-engage. As a result, if the primary latch is released inadvertently, the hood may open while …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 15V836 cover?
- Mclaren P1, model years 2014-2015.
- What is wrong with them?
- McLaren Automotive Incorporated (McLaren) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 P1 hybrid vehicles manufactured March 1, 2013, to October 31, 2015. The affected vehicles have a secondary hood latch that may not properly re-engage.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the hood opens while driving it may increase the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. McLaren will notify owners, and dealers will replace the hood latch with a newly-designed latch, free of charge. The recall began on January 18, 2016. Owners may contact McLaren customer service at 1-646-429-8916.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the hood opens while driving it may increase the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 15V836 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | McLaren Automotive Incorporated |
| System at fault | Latches/Locks/Linkages:Hood:Latch |
| Reported to NHTSA | 11 December 2015 |
| Model years | 2014-2015 |
| Vehicles named | MCLAREN P1 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the hood opens while driving it may increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
McLaren will notify owners, and dealers will replace the hood latch with a newly-designed latch, free of charge. The recall began on January 18, 2016. Owners may contact McLaren customer service at 1-646-429-8916.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 237 notices in the record whose component field names latches/locks/linkages. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 49 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 15V836, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v836/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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