Geo Storm Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 270 owner complaints across 5 model years of the Geo Storm (1990–1995). The most-complained-about year is 1991.

Pick your Geo Storm model year

• 1990
• 1991
• 1992
• 1993
• 1995

What Geo Storm owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 270 complaints with NHTSA. The 1991 model year has the most, with 90.

• Air bags: frontal44
• Electrical system: module40
• Engine and engine cooling: gasoline27
• Vehicle speed control: cruise control20
• Electrical system: ignition13
• Engine and engine cooling: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe12
• Steering: steering wheel/handle bar12
• Vehicle speed control9

All Geo Storm recalls (3)

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

1. Buckle assembly (seat belts)

   NHTSA 95V103007 Reported May 24, 1995 466,902 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

   The front safety belt buckle release buttons can break. These red plastic release buttons are marked "press." if a button breaks, pieces can fall into the buckle assembly causing the buckle to operate improperly.

   Remedy: Owners should promptly check the condition and operation of both front safety belt buckles and carefully inspect the red release button for any breaks or cracks. They should ensure that both buckles are operating…

   Model years: 1990, 1991

2. Air bags

   NHTSA 92V091001 Reported July 6, 1992 211,306 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

   The steering wheel center hub can fracture during certain frontal and near frontal vehicle collisions.

   Remedy: A steering wheel reinforcement plate and nut will be added to the steering wheel hub.

   Model years: 1990, 1991, 1992

3. Recliner (seats)

   NHTSA 89V203000 Reported November 16, 1989 15,200 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

   When using front seatback release levers to tip front seatback forward to gain entry to, or exit from , the rear seat, it is possible to insert a finger into the seatback hinge mechanism.

   Remedy: Repair to prevent condition that would permit finger injury.

   Model years: 1990

Other Geo models

• Metro629 complaints
• Prizm602 complaints
• Tracker355 complaints
• Spectrum9 complaints

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.