1992 Chevrolet Cavalier 4-DR
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Safety Ratings.
NHTSA’s 5-Star Safety Ratings help consumers compare vehicle safety when searching for a car. More stars mean safer cars.
Frontal Crash
Side Crash
Rollover
Overall Side Star Rating
Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.
Driver
Passenger
Overall Side Pole Star Rating
Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.
Rollover Star Rating
The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.
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for 1992 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
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for 1992 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
23/09/1991
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 91V166000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
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.
Campaign Number: 91V166000
Manufacture: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
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.
Notes
SYSTEM: HOOD, LATCH.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.
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Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.