Defect Involved

# General Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain 1987-88 Chevrolet Corsica and Beretta model vehicles.


A door hinge pin may break while opening or closing a door. If the upper hinge pin breaks, the end of the door nearest the door handle may drop down making it difficult to reposition and close properly. If the lower hinge pin breaks, the failure may be much less noticeable than an upper hinge failure. For example, opening or closing the door may require slightly increased effort or may produce a popping or scraping noise.


Failure to repair either of these hinge separations may reduce the structural integrity of the side of the car and increase risk of an injury in case of certain types of accidents. If the vehicle experiences one of these hinge failures, the car should be towed immediately to a dealership for repair at no charge to the customer.


Also, failure to immediately repair any hinge separation may ultimately lead to a failure of the other hinge on the same door. This not only further increases the risk of injury in certain types of accidents, but could result in that door opening while driving down the road.


To correct this condition, dealers are to replace door hinges on all affected vehicles.


# General Motors does not believe that an unreasonable risk of accidents or injuries under the Safety Act exists relative to hinge failures in the rear doors of certain 1987-88 Corsica model vehicles. This is a result of low failure rates and a lack of reported injuries due to rear door hinge pin failures. Nonetheless, for customer satisfaction purposes, General Motors will replace all rear door hinges when the subject vehicles are returned to dealers for the front door hinge safety recall repairs.