Recalls & safety ratings

1992 CHEVROLET CAVALIER

Every NHTSA recall campaign covering the 1992 CHEVROLET CAVALIER, and the crash-test ratings for the body styles that were tested.
  • 1
    Recalls
  • 161
    Owner complaints
  • 2
    Investigations

Sourced from NHTSA recall and safety-rating data — last checked 21 August 2026.

1 recall campaign

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LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH

NHTSA campaign 91V166000 · GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

Summary

THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH SPRING IS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED OR MISSING, LEADING TO A CONDITION WHERE THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH DOES NOT ENGAGE THE SECONDARY STRIKER.

Consequence

IF THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH IS NOT ENGAGED, AND THEPRIMARY HOOD LATCH WAS ALSO NOT ENGAGED, THE HOOD COULD OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY. IFTHIS OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THE HOOD MAY CONTACT THE WINDSHIELD,REDUCING THE FORWARD VISION AREA OF THE DRIVER AND A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.

Remedy

INSPECT HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLIES AND, WHERE NECESSARY, INSTALL A NEW SECONDARY HOOD LATCH SPRING.

Notes

SYSTEM: HOOD, LATCH.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings

NHTSA crash-tests vehicles and rates them out of five stars. More stars mean a safer car. Ratings are per body style, so a model can appear more than once below.

1992 Chevrolet Cavalier 4-DR

Overall
Not rated

Frontal crash

Not rated
Driver
Passenger

Side crash

Not rated
Driver
Not rated
Passenger
Not rated
Pole
Not rated

Rollover

Not rated

0% chance of rollover in a single-vehicle crash.

  • Electronic stability control: No
  • Forward collision warning: No
  • Lane departure warning: No

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