Cracked hood

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I recently bought bought a used 2018 platinum and when I got home I noticed the hood was cracked by the latch. I stop drilled the cracks and put jb weld on it for now but I dont think it will hold. Has anyone seen this on other trucks? It did have a bug guard on it so I'm thinking that may have started the cracking.
 

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I recently bought bought a used 2018 platinum and when I got home I noticed the hood was cracked by the latch. I stop drilled the cracks and put jb weld on it for now but I dont think it will hold. Has anyone seen this on other trucks? It did have a bug guard on it so I'm thinking that may have started the cracking.
Is it no longer under warranty

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Sadly its out of factory warranty and I didnt get the extended warranty.
 

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It has about 58,500 miles on it. I assumed body panels would only be covered in the bumper to bumper warranty. I asked the dealer about it the day I saw it and was told they couldn't do anything about it. If they're covered longer than factory warranty then I will definitely be going back there to see what I can do.
 

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This has nothing to do with the bug guard. these cracks are there from the draw die, thinning of metal in the draw process coming from the stamping plant. This obviously got missed in QC
 

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Could just be the pic, but it kind of looks like over spray on the hood bumpers? Maybe previous owner bumped into something and did some body work?
 

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The reason I think the bug guard has something to do with it is because the hood had a bad shake with it on cruising at 75. It still shakes a little bit with it off, but not as bad as it did with it on. The hood bumpers are just dirty.. no overspray that I'm aware of.
 

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