1990 Chevrolet Beretta

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1990 Chevrolet Beretta do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 39.

Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.

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39Owner complaints

Model-year median: 39

2Recall campaigns

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5Investigations

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Inspection summary

1990 Chevrolet Beretta

NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 39 owner complaints · 2 recall campaigns · 5 investigations.

Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.

Top reported categories (up to 5)

Electrical System: 10 reports
Seat Belts: 8 reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 5 reports
Vehicle Speed Control: 4 reports
Engine And Engine Cooling: 3 reports

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How this year compares

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What owners reported most

Electrical System

10 Seat Belts

8 Service Brakes, Hydraulic

5 Vehicle Speed Control

4 Engine And Engine Cooling

All reported categories

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 39 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

Electrical System. Review the 10 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Seat Belts. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

4 crash reports1 fire reports4 injury reports

Seat Belts complaints

8 reports

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Mileage unknown · Mar 5, 2001

Seat Belts

THE SEATBELTS WILL NOT STAY HOOKED IN PLACE, LATCH BROKEN.

NHTSA ODI #741925

Mileage unknown · Mar 1, 2001

Seat Belts

CLIP ON SEAT BELT BROKE OFF,SEAT BELT VERY EASILY RELEASED UNINTENTIONALLY FROM CLASP. *AK

NHTSA ODI #741723

Mileage unknown · Oct 21, 1999

Parking BrakeSeat Belts

SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS COME APART. ALSO, EMERGENCY BRAKE HANDLE BUTTON TO ACTIVATE HAS COME APART. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ODI #851441

Mileage unknown · Jan 27, 1998

Seat BeltsSuspension

REAR TRAILING ARM BROKE AT WELD. ALSO, LEFT FRONT SEAT BELTS FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY. *AK

NHTSA ODI #519064

Mileage unknown · Nov 26, 1996

Seat Belts

AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED THE PLASTIC COMPONENT THAT HOLDS THE THE SEAT BELT SHOULDER STRAP TO COMMON BUCKLE WHICH THE WAIST STRAP ATTACHES TO, BROKE IN HALF. *AK

NHTSA ODI #805624

Mileage unknown · May 16, 1996

Seat BeltsInjury

DOOR MOUNTED SHOULDER/LAP BELTS FAILED TO HOLD DRIVER/PASSENGER IN PLACE DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *DH

NHTSA ODI #504696

Mileage unknown · Feb 21, 1996

Seat Belts

THE FRONT AND REAR SHOULDER BELTS DO NOT HOLD THE CSS, CSS IS NOT STABLE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #979507

Mileage unknown · Jun 1, 1995

Power TrainSeat BeltsCrashInjury

DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALLL (91V-206). *AK

NHTSA ODI #966176

Recall campaigns

91V206000 · Seat Belts

Nov 26, 1991

THE FRONT SHOULDER BELT RETRACTORS MAY HAVE REDUCED SENSITIVITY OF THE LOCK-UP FEATURE AND WOULD NOT FUNCTION IN A SUDDEN DECELERATION OR CRASH.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: 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.

Remedy: Not supplied

90V065000 · Seat Belts:rear/other

Apr 5, 1990

OWNER'S MANUALS WERE PRINTED WITH REAR CENTER SEAT BELT INFORMATION OMITTED.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 209.

Remedy: INSERT MISSING INFORMATION INTO OWNERS MANUAL.

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