General Motors Corp.: Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 24, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 140,661. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE SERVICE BRAKE STOP LAMP SWITCH BECOMES INOPERATIVE.
The risk
THE INOPERATIVE STOP LAMP SWITCH WILL NOT ILLUMINATE THESTOP LAMPS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THIS WOULD NOT ADEQUATELY INFORMOTHER DRIVERS OF THE VEHICLE OPERATOR'S INTENT TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN.
The remedy
REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH AND CORRECT THE WIRING IN THE CONNECTOR OF THE STOP LAMP SWITCH WIRING HARNESS.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Chevrolet Beretta | 52 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 1992 Chevrolet Corsica | 125 | 1 | 7 | 25 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 92V185000.
Full record for the 1992 Chevrolet Beretta → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →