Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of GEO recalls and defective parts found
on GEO automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety
administration is authorized to order the GEO manufacturers to
recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation
indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design, structure, body,
or performance.
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| 2001 GEO TRACKER | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE Units affected: 1016 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2001-04-11 |
| Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. MISLABELED SEAT BELTS INTENDED FOR 2-DOOR MODEL VEHICLES WERE INSTALLED IN THE 4-DOOR FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCATION. FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT SAFETY BELT, IF THE CHILD SEAT MODE HAS BEEN ENGAGED OR THE BELT IS EXTENDED DURING NORMAL USE AND THEN RETRACTED, THE BELT CANNOT BE EXTENDED AGAIN AND IS UNUSABLE. THE RESET FUNCTION TO NORMAL EMERGENCY MODE DOES NOT WORK BECAUSE THE 2-DOOR BELT WEBBING IS SHORTER. |  |
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| 1999 GEO TRACKER | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH Units affected: 30605 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1999-10-20 |
| Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE AN INOPERATIVE BRAKE LAMP-ACTUATING SWITCH. IF THE BRAKE LAMP-ACTUATING SWITCH DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS MAY BE INOPERATIVE. ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE, A FAILURE IN THE BRAKE LAMP-ACTUATING SWITCH MAY ALSO PREVENT SHIFTING OUT OF PARK. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." |  |
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| 1999 GEO TRACKER | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD Units affected: 12 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1998-12-22 |
| Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLE. THE WINDSHIELD MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AND MAY NOT MEET THE WINDSHIELD RETENTION DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 212, "WINDSHIELD MOUNTING." |  |
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| 1999 GEO TRACKER | STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR Units affected: 1158 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1998-12-15 |
| Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE COUPLING THAT CONNECTS THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT TO THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IS CRACKED. THIS COULD ALLOW THE STEERING SHAFTS TO SEPARATE. |  |
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| 1997 GEO METRO | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH Units affected: 32903 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1998-09-21 |
| Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE. THE SHIFT LEVER APPEARS TO BE IN "PARK," BUT CAN EASILY BE MOVED FROM THE "PARK" POSITION WITHOUT THE USE OF THE KEY, TRANSAXLE LEVER DETENT BUTTON, OR DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. |  |
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| 1997 GEO PRIZM | AIR BAGS Units affected: 17094 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1997-03-20 |
| Summary: IF THE AIR BAG COMPUTER IN A SUBJECT VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A MECHANICAL SHOCK (I.E., RAPIDLY MOVING THE FRONT SEAT BACK AGAINST THE STOPS OR A SUDDEN RELEASE OF THE PARKING BRAKE) WITHIN A VERY SHORT TIME AFTER THE ENGINE IS STARTED, THE AIR BAG CAN DEPLOY INADVERTENTLY. |  |
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| 1994 GEO TRACKER | STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR Units affected: 965 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1996-07-01 |
| Summary: THE STEERING WHEEL CENTER HUB TO SPOKE WELD CAN FRACTURE. |  |
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| 1996 GEO TRACKER | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Units affected: 18121 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1996-07-01 |
| Summary: THE FUEL TANK ON THESE VEHICLES CAN BECOME PUNCTURED BY A FUEL TANK FLANGE ATTACHMENT REINFORCEMENT DURING REAR-END COLLISIONS. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 301, "FUEL TANK INTEGRITY." |  |
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| 1993-1995 GEO PRIZM | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE Units affected: 627858 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. Report Date: 1996-06-20 |
| Summary: IF LIQUID IS SPILLED IN THE CONSOLE BOX AREA, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAN ILLUMINATE AND STAY "ON" DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. |  |
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| 1995 GEO PRIZM | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY Units affected: 4481 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1995-10-11 |
| Summary: THE BATTERY CAN HAVE A DEFECTIVE WELD INSIDE THE POSITIVE AND/OR NEGATIVE TERMINAL ALLOWING THE CONNECTION INSIDE OF THE TERMINAL TO SEPARATE. |  |
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