Chevrolet Beretta, Corsica (1987): Latches/locks/linkages
Recall 86V165000 · Dec 15, 1986 · General Motors Corp.
4,844
vehicles affected
4,844
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 86V165000
- Date
- Dec 15, 1986
- Maker
- General Motors Corp.
- Units affected
- 4,844
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Latches/locks/linkages > Hood > LATCH
- Model years
- 1987
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
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 fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
INSTALL SECONDARY LATCH SKID PLATE ON CORSICA AND BERETTA MODELS. ALSO, INSTALL A REVISED SECONDARY LATCH ASSEMBLY ON BERETTA MODELS.
Vehicles covered
2 models, 2 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 86V165000?
2 models: Chevrolet Beretta (1987), Chevrolet Corsica (1987), about 4,844 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 86V165000?
INSTALL SECONDARY LATCH SKID PLATE ON CORSICA AND BERETTA MODELS. ALSO, INSTALL A REVISED SECONDARY LATCH ASSEMBLY ON BERETTA MODELS.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.