Vehicle recall 86V165000 · December 15, 1986
Chevrolet Beretta and Corsica
Secondary hood latch may not properly engage due to contact with support bracket and/or the primary latch return spring.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- 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.
- Remedy
- Install secondary latch skid plate on corsica and beretta models. Also, install a revised secondary latch assembly on beretta models.
- Notes
- System: secondary hood latch. Vehicle description: passenger cars.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 86V165000
- Reported to NHTSA
- December 15, 1986
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Owner notification
- December 13, 1986
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 4,844
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Latches/locks/linkages › Hood › Latch
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Chevrolet Beretta (1987): 1987
- Chevrolet Corsica (1987): 1987
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