The defect
SECONDARY HOOD LATCH MAY NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE DUE TO CONTACT WITH SUPPORT BRACKET AND/OR THE PRIMARY LATCH RETURN SPRING. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF THIS OCCURS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, HOOD COULD OPEN AND CONTACT THE WINDSHIELD, AFFECTING THE DRIVERS VISION AREA; THIS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
The remedy
INSTALL SECONDARY LATCH SKID PLATE ON CORSICA AND BERETTA MODELS. ALSO, INSTALL A REVISED SECONDARY LATCH ASSEMBLY ON BERETTA MODELS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Beretta | 1987 |
| Chevrolet Corsica | 1987 |
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet Beretta | 1987 | 3 | 5 |
| Chevrolet Corsica | 1987 | 2 | 6 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 1986
4 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 86V121000 28 Aug 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V083000 24 Jun 1986 | VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. |
| 86V032000 3 Mar 1986 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986