GEO RECALLS & DEFECTS | GEO PROBLEMS

GEO RECALLS & DEFECTS | GEO PROBLEMS

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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Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
2001 GEO TRACKER SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE Recall
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.
1999 GEO TRACKER EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH Recall
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."
1999 GEO TRACKER VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD Recall
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."
1999 GEO TRACKER STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR Recall
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.
1997 GEO METRO POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH Recall
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.
1997 GEO PRIZM AIR BAGS Recall
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.
1994 GEO TRACKER STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR Recall
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.
1996 GEO TRACKER FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Recall
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."
1993-1995 GEO PRIZM AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE Recall
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.
1995 GEO PRIZM ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY Recall
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.