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Daewoo Nubira Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 499 owner complaints across 5 model years of the Daewoo Nubira (1998–2002). The most-complained-about year is 2000.

3
safety recalls, all years
499
owner complaints, all years
2000
year with most recalls
2000
year with most complaints

Pick your Daewoo Nubira model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2002 Daewoo Nubira332
2001 Daewoo Nubira3122
2000 Daewoo Nubira3275
1999 Daewoo Nubira263
1998 Daewoo Nubira27

What Daewoo Nubira owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 499 complaints with NHTSA. The 2000 model year has the most, with 275.

All Daewoo Nubira recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Daewoo Nubira, 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: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

  2. Engine and engine cooling

    NHTSA 04V357000 Reported 11,576 vehicles potentially affected DAEWOO MOTOR AMERICA

    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. The recall began on september 7, 2004. Owners should contact daewoo at 1-877-362-1234, option 6, or find a local dealer through their…

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

  3. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

    NHTSA 02V257000 Reported 38,181 vehicles potentially affected DAEWOO MOTOR AMERICA

    Certain passenger vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 106, "brake hoses." a crack can develop in the outer rubber layer of the front brake hose(s).

    Remedy: Dealers will install new redesigned front brake hoses. Owner notification began october 27, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy…

    Model years: 2000, 2001, 2002

Other Daewoo 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.