1991 Chevrolet Corsica: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1991 Chevrolet Corsica. The campaign is 91V083000. NHTSA received the report on 10 Jun 1991. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar. NHTSA has 108 complaints on file for this model year. 7 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 91V083000, in the NHTSA record
Tighten the nut to the proper torque as necessary.
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
1 campaign. 36,364 units in total.
91V083000Received . 36,364 units.
Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Nut attaching steering wheel may not have been properly tightened during installation.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This could allow steering wheel to separate from steeringcolumn; loss of vehicle control and a crash could occur without prior warning.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Tighten the nut to the proper torque as necessary.
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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Complaints by component
108 complaints, 119 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.
- 1991 Chevrolet Corsica
- All 1991 vehicles
| Component | 1991 Corsica | All 1991 vehicles | Corsica, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exterior Lighting | 218.5 | 18.1 | 85.1 | 26 |
| Electrical System | 193.3 | 91.5 | 135.9 | 23 |
| Air Bags | 176.5 | 28.1 | 67.1 | 21 |
| Steering | 109.2 | 40 | 60.2 | 13 |
| Structure | 84 | 56.4 | 54.2 | 10 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 50.4 | 181.9 | 168.5 | 6 |
| Visibility | 33.6 | 33.4 | 30.1 | 4 |
| Power Train | 25.2 | 103.9 | 33.5 | 3 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 25.2 | 99.7 | 114.4 | 3 |
| Tires | 16.8 | 30.1 | 10.3 | 2 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 16.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 19
- Complaints that report a fire
- 5
- Injuries in the complaints
- 17
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 9 Oct 2003
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.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DP96014 | Defect petition | DEFECTIVE AIR BAG CRASH SENSOR | Air Bags / Frontal / Sensor/Control Module-Inactive | 14 Nov 1996 | Open | |
| PE94062 | Preliminary evaluation | STEERING COLUMN SMK/FLAMES | Steering | 4 Aug 1994 | 30 Dec 1994 | |
| PE93009 | Preliminary evaluation | FUEL FILTER FIRES | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 26 Feb 1993 | 30 Jun 1993 | |
| EA92024 | Engineering analysis | STICKING THROTTLE | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 26 Jun 1992 | 31 Jan 1994 | |
| PE92021 | Preliminary evaluation | STICKING THROTTLE | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 24 Feb 1992 | 26 Jun 1992 | |
| EA91023 | Engineering analysis | STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION | Steering | 10 Apr 1991 | 5 Jun 1991 | 91V083000 |
| PE91048 | Preliminary evaluation | STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION | Steering | 20 Feb 1991 | 10 Apr 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.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1991 Chevrolet CorsicaThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1991 Chevrolet Corsica: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/corsica/1991/. 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.
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1991 Chevrolet Corsica?
- 36,364 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Chevrolet Corsica have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 15 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Corsica, model years 1987 to 1997. 1 of them names the 1991 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1991 Chevrolet Corsica name most often?
- Exterior Lighting: 26 of 119 component mentions, or 218.5 per 1,000. For all 1991 vehicles the figure is 18.1 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1991 Chevrolet Corsica open?
- 1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 7 that name this model year.