The 1988 Chevrolet Beretta has 4 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 1,466,113 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 90 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 5, 2026.
THE FRONT SHOULDER BELT RETRACTORS MAY HAVE REDUCED SENSITIVITY OF THE LOCK-UP FEATURE AND WOULD NOT FUNCTION IN A SUDDEN DECELERATION OR CRASH.
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.
SECONDARY HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY ON THESE VEHICLES MAY NOT BE PROPERLY ADJUSTED AND COULD BECOME BENT. THIS WILL LEAD TO A CONDITION WHERE FULL PRIMARY LATCH ENGAGEMENT IS NOT ATTAINED.
A BENT SECONDARY HOOD LATCH COULD LEAD TO THE PRIMARYLATCH NOT BEING FULLY ENGAGED, ALLOWING THE HOOD TO UNEXPECTEDLY OPEN. IF THISWERE TO OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE HOOD MAY CONTACT THEWINDSHIELD, REDUCING THE FORWARD VISION AREA OF THE DRIVER AND A VEHICLE CRASHCOULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
REPLACE THE PRIMARY HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY, THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY, AND THE SUPPORT BRACKET.
A DOOR HINGE (UPPER OR LOWER) MAY BREAK WHILE OPENING OR CLOSING THE DOOR MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO REPOSITION AND CLOSE PROPERLY.
HINGE SEPARATION MAY REDUCE THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OFTHE SIDE OF THE CAR AND INCREASE RISK OF INJURY IN CERTAIN TYPES OF ACCIDENTS.
REPLACE DOOR HINGES ON BOTH DOORS.
SECONDARY HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY ADJUSTED RESULTING IN LATCH BECOMING BENT.
A BENT SECONDARY HOOD LATCH COULD CAUSE THE PRIMARYLATCH TO MALFUNCTION. IF THIS OCCURED THE HOOD COULD UNEXPECTEDLY OPEN. IFTHIS HAPPENED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION REDUCTION OF FORWARD VISIBILITY COULDCAUSE A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
INSPECT AND REPLACE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLIES AS REQUIRED.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Recall of 1988 chevy beretta door hinges/seat belts/hood latches.*ak”
“Recall of 1988 chevy beretta door hinges/seat belts/hood latches.*ak”
“Recall of 1988 chevy beretta door hinges/seat belts/hood latches.*ak”
“Female side of driver seal belt cover broke off 1-2 yeaers ago, so I have been buckling driver belt into passenger belt. Cover on female side broke off so any pressure applied to female side with a belt buckled into it releases the belt. The driver harness broke today where the shoulder harness…”
“On thursday, may 18, 2000, I filed a complaint with nhtsa regarding a recall that was issued for 1988 chevrolets berettas. I tried to talk to gmc and the chevrolet dealer near my house about fixing the latch on the car, it was bent. I had no luck and was told that my vin # was not one of the ones…”
“After hood was jammed and opened, could not close it because latch did not work. *ak”
“Passenger's side door broke and came off the frame because one or two of the hinges broke. Dealer is aware of the problem. *ak”
“My hood flew up while I was driving and smashed the windshield. I was driving in the rain and it is only by the grace of god that I did not have an accident as the traffic was slowing ahead of me I slowed down and this occured. I had two passengers that were totally startled but luckily no one was…”
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Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1988 Chevrolet Beretta as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.