Recall Register

1990 Chevrolet Beretta: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1990 Chevrolet Beretta. The newest campaign is 91V206000. NHTSA received the report on 26 Nov 1991. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts. NHTSA has 39 complaints on file for this model year. 5 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 749,348 units in total.

  1. 91V206000Received . 722,884 units.

    Seat Belts

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The front shoulder belt retractors may have reduced sensitivity of the lock-up feature and would not function in a sudden deceleration or crash.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Failure of the shoulder belt retractor would result inthe seat occupant only being restrained by the lap belt in a crash or suddenstop, and an increased possibility of injury.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 90V065000Received . 26,464 units.

    Seat Belts / Rear/Other

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Owner's manuals were printed with rear center seat belt information omitted.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This would not comply with FMVSS 209.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Insert missing information into owners manual.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

39 complaints, 54 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

  • 1990 Chevrolet Beretta
  • All 1990 vehicles
1990 Chevrolet Beretta: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component1990 BerettaAll 1990 vehiclesBeretta, all yearsMentions
Electrical System203.799131.511
Seat Belts166.7105.248.59
Service Brakes, Hydraulic111.1159.4220.96
Engine and Engine Cooling92.6104.4112.45
Vehicle Speed Control74.143.829.44
Steering55.639.948.53
Unknown or Other55.614.4143
Wheels55.687.73
Exterior Lighting3717.754.92
Power Train3785.153.62

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 15.

Complaints that report a crash
4
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
8
Deaths in the complaints
2
Date of the newest complaint
7 Nov 2001

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1990 Chevrolet Beretta, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 10 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1990 Chevrolet Beretta
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA92025Engineering analysisFR.SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILSSeat Belts16 Jul 19928 Jul 1993
EA92024Engineering analysisSTICKING THROTTLEVehicle Speed Control / Linkages26 Jun 199231 Jan 1994
PE92043Preliminary evaluationPARK BRAKE HANDLE FAILUREService Brakes, Hydraulic22 Apr 199231 Aug 1992
PE92021Preliminary evaluationSTICKING THROTTLEVehicle Speed Control / Linkages24 Feb 199226 Jun 1992
PE90115Preliminary evaluationFUEL TANK SEPARATIONVehicle Speed Control / Linkages29 Aug 199023 Jan 1991

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19840
  2. 19875
  3. 19884
  4. 19894
  5. 19902
  6. 19911
  7. 19921
  8. 19930
  9. 19942
  10. 19951
  11. 19961
  12. 19970
  13. 19980
  14. 19990
  15. 20020

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1990 Chevrolet Beretta: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/beretta/1990/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1990 Chevrolet Beretta?
749,348 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Chevrolet Beretta have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 15 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Beretta, model years 1984 to 2002. 2 of them name the 1990 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1990 Chevrolet Beretta name most often?
Electrical System: 11 of 54 component mentions, or 203.7 per 1,000. For all 1990 vehicles the figure is 99 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1990 Chevrolet Beretta open?
No. Each of the 5 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.