1992 Chevrolet Corsica Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 1992 Chevrolet Corsica has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 140,661 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 184 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

EXTERIOR LIGHTING 92V185000 1992-12-24 140,661 affected
Defect

THE SERVICE BRAKE STOP LAMP SWITCH BECOMES INOPERATIVE.

Consequence

THE INOPERATIVE STOP LAMP SWITCH WILL NOT ILLUMINATE THESTOP LAMPS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THIS WOULD NOT ADEQUATELY INFORMOTHER DRIVERS OF THE VEHICLE OPERATOR'S INTENT TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN.

Remedy

REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH AND CORRECT THE WIRING IN THE CONNECTOR OF THE STOP LAMP SWITCH WIRING HARNESS.

Complaints by component

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
41
7crashes1injuries
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
17
14crashes16injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
9
3fires
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
8
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
6
1fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
6
4crashes2injuries
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
5
1fires
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
4
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
3
3crashes4injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
1fires
Total complaints184

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“The vehicle experienced extended stopping distance. *jb”

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC · reported 2003-03-17

“My daughter was involved in an accident driving this car. She basically ran into a person backing out of their driveway. The left front of my her car hit the other persons car causing extensive damage to my daughters car. I am concerned, at this point that the air bag didnot deploy upon impact.…”

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL · reported 2001-12-21

“The abs has been faulty since the day I purchased the vehicle. I have presented the vehicle to different maintenance/dealers on different occasions, to no avail. Finally, I had an accident at an intersection, whereby I had made a complete stop, but upon proceeding, my brakes were not operating and…”

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP · reported 2000-02-20

“High beam switch, which is on the steering column broke off, and fell onto the footboard. *ak”

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH · reported 2000-02-02

“Seat belt retractor on driver's side willnot stay close while pushing button down. *ak”

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR · reported 2000-01-01

“No summary”

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION · reported 1999-09-08

“On 8/10/99 fuse blew that controlled signal lights/back up lights.replaced fuse and it worked for a few days. Then fuse blew each time car was backed up.took to pep boys and was told car was fixed but fuse #5 kept blowing and then smoke came out of sterring wheel column.smell of burning wires but…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH · reported 1999-08-25

“On 8/10/99 fuse blew that controlled signal lights/back up lights.replaced fuse and it worked for a few days. Then fuse blew each time car was backed up.took to pep boys and was told car was fixed but fuse #5 kept blowing and then smoke came out of sterring wheel column.smell of burning wires but…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS · reported 1999-08-25

Defect investigations

Investigation DP96014 Opened 1996-11-14 · open

DEFECTIVE AIR BAG CRASH SENSOR

CFAS SENT A FOLLOW-UP LETTER ON DECEMBER 12, 1996, TO CHANGE THE INTENT OF THE PETITION TO AIRBAG AGGRESSIVITY AND DEPLOYMENT VARIABILITY.NHTSA RECEIVED THE LETTER ON 12/12/96; ACCORDINGLY, THE PETITION DUE DAY WAS CHANGED TO APRIL 12, 1997.CFAS PETITIONED THE AGENCY TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER…

Investigation PE94062 Opened 1994-08-04 · closed 1994-12-30

STEERING COLUMN SMK/FLAMES

There is no summary currently available

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1992 Chevrolet Corsica as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.