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Daewoo Puerto Rico Lanos Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 72 owner complaints across 6 model years of the Daewoo Puerto Rico Lanos (1998–2003). The most-complained-about year is 2000.

5
safety recalls, all years
72
owner complaints, all years
1998
year with most recalls
2000
year with most complaints

Pick your Daewoo Puerto Rico Lanos model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2003 Daewoo Puerto Rico Lanos10
2002 Daewoo Puerto Rico Lanos19
2001 Daewoo Puerto Rico Lanos220
2000 Daewoo Puerto Rico Lanos327
1999 Daewoo Puerto Rico Lanos310
1998 Daewoo Puerto Rico Lanos36

What Daewoo Puerto Rico Lanos owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 72 complaints with NHTSA. The 2000 model year has the most, with 27.

All Daewoo Puerto Rico Lanos recalls (5)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Daewoo Puerto Rico Lanos, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Engine and engine cooling

    NHTSA 04V394000 Reported 4,305 vehicles potentially affected DAEWOO MOTOR DE PUERTO RICO

    On certain passenger vehicles, the camshaft position sensor may melt resulting in a burning smell and visible smoke, which may subsequently lead to the melting of the camshaft cover and the camshaft position sensor wire harness.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the camshaft position sensors and install an additional fuse. Owners should contact daewoo puerto rico at 1-877-362-1234 option 6.

    Model years: 2003

  2. Air bags

    NHTSA 02V131002 Reported 13,103 vehicles potentially affected DAEWOO MOTOR DE PUERTO RICO

    Certain passenger vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 201, "occupant protection in interior impact."

    Remedy: Dealers will install new energy absorbing air bag mounting brackets. Owner notification began july 23, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the…

    Model years: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

  3. Electrical system: wiring

    NHTSA 01V020001 Reported 1,362 vehicles potentially affected DAEWOO MOTOR DE PUERTO RICO

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. A wiring harness, located beneath the carpet in the front passenger floor area, can become damaged by passenger traffic as the wire harness is rubbed against a body seam in the floor panel.

    Remedy: Dealers will reposition the wire harness and attach it permanently in a location where the wire harness cannot be damaged. Owner notification began january 31, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized…

    Model years: 2000, 2001

  4. Lugs/nuts/bolts/studs (wheels)

    NHTSA 99V336002 Reported 1,634 vehicles potentially affected DAEWOO DE PUERTO RICO

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with alloy wheels and sold in puerto rico. These wheels were manufactured without the steel bushing inserts around the wheel bolt openings, allowing friction between the wheel bolt seats and the wheel bolts. This can result in the bolts loosening during hard braking.

    Remedy: Dealers will retorque the wheel bolts and will update the owner's manual wheel bolt torque specification.

    Model years: 1998, 1999, 2000

  5. Air bags: side/window

    NHTSA 99V090001 Reported 9,794 vehicles potentially affected DAEWOO MOTOR DE PUERTO RICO

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. These vehicles do not comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 214, "side door strength." incorrect position of the side impact pad to the rear, instead of the middle, of the door assembly.

    Remedy: Dealers will correct the position of the side impact protection pad.

    Model years: 1998, 1999

Other Daewoo Puerto Rico models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.