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Geo Prizm Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 602 owner complaints across 13 model years of the Geo Prizm (1990–2002). The most-complained-about year is 1994.

4
safety recalls, all years
602
owner complaints, all years
1995
year with most recalls
1994
year with most complaints

Pick your Geo Prizm model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2002 Geo Prizm03
2001 Geo Prizm06
2000 Geo Prizm07
1999 Geo Prizm024
1998 Geo Prizm011
1997 Geo Prizm150
1996 Geo Prizm061
1995 Geo Prizm296
1994 Geo Prizm1134
1993 Geo Prizm177
1992 Geo Prizm050
1991 Geo Prizm146
1990 Geo Prizm037

What Geo Prizm owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 602 complaints with NHTSA. The 1994 model year has the most, with 134.

All Geo Prizm recalls (4)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Geo Prizm, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Air bags

    NHTSA 97V043002 Reported 17,094 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    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.

    Remedy: Dealers will repair the air bag computer.

    Model years: 1997

  2. Air bags: sensor/control module-inactive

    NHTSA 96V107000 Reported 627,858 vehicles potentially affected TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.

    If liquid is spilled in the console box area, the air bag warning light can illuminate and stay "on" during normal driving conditions.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a protective cover over the air bag sensor to prevent possible malfunction caused by the spilling of liquid substances on the sensor. Air bag sensors damaged by previous liquid spillage will be…

    Model years: 1993, 1994, 1995

  3. 12v/24v/48v battery (electrical system)

    NHTSA 95V195002 Reported 4,481 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    The battery can have a defective weld inside the positive and/or negative terminal allowing the connection inside of the terminal to separate.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace defective batteries.

    Model years: 1995

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

    NHTSA 90V191000 Reported 654 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Lug nuts that retain wheels and wheel covers may have been torqued to lower than recommended specifications.

    Remedy: Remove original wheel cover, torque lug to specification, and install full wheel covers that are retained by spring clips.

    Model years: 1991

Other Geo 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.