Chevrolet Exterior Lighting: Switch

Chevrolet is recalling about 140,661 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. The inoperative stop lamp switch will not illuminate thestop lamps when the brake pedal is depressed.

Campaign
92V185000
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Reported
24 December 1992
Vehicles
140,661
Built between
Mar 1991 – Jun 1992
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
19 January 1993
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between March 1991 and June 1992. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1992 Chevrolet BerettaBuilt March 1991 to June 1992
  • 1992 Chevrolet CorsicaBuilt March 1991 to June 1992

What the defect is

The service brake stop lamp switch becomes inoperative.

What could happen

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.

What gets fixed

REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH AND CORRECT THE WIRING IN THE CONNECTOR OF THE STOP LAMP SWITCH WIRING HARNESS.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMarch 1991 to June 1992
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA24 December 1992
  3. Owners notified19 January 1993

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 24 December 1992.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

System: lighting; stoplamps.vehicle description: passenger cars.note: if the failure occurs during three consecutive service brake applicationsthe amber anti-lock brake system (ABS) telltale lamp may illuminate indicatinga problem with the system.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

Same brand