| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
89V225000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
CHEVROLET |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
CORSICA |
| Model Year: |
1987 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
19861001 - 19870801 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
170769 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19891208 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19891208 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Report Received Date: |
19891218 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19900102 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
A DOOR HINGE (UPPER OR LOWER) MAY BREAK WHILE OPENING OR CLOSING THE DOOR MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO REPOSITION AND CLOSE PROPERLY. |
| Consequence Summary: |
HINGE SEPERATION MAY REDUCE THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OFTHE SIDE OF THE CAR AND INCREASE RISK OF INJURY IN CERTAIN TYPES OF ACCIDENTS. |
| Corrective Summary: |
REPLACE DOOR HINGES ON BOTH DOORS. |