By model year
GEM EL complaints by model year
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Model line
GEM EL
Every GEM EL model year on file, 2009 to 2016. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.
Owner complaints, all model years00 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years82009 to 2016
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins26Summed across model years
Components
Complaints by component
Owner complaints across all model years, by component.
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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years
The record for each GEM EL model year
Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.
| Year | Body | Complaints | Severity index | Peer index | Recalls | Investigations | Bulletins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2015 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the GEM EL
- 18V-485 Jul 19, 2018
Lower main frame tube may crack which can result in failure of the secondary upper cab frame
Structure · 1,946 vehicles - 15V-820 Dec 7, 2015
Seat belts in the affected vehicles have retractor mechanisms that may fail, causing the seat belt to be stuck in one position
Seat belts · 1,364 vehicles - 13V-003 Jan 4, 2013
Parking brake has mechanical components which may wear prematurely and prevent the brake from engaging
Brakes · 4,394 vehicles - 10V-080 Mar 4, 2010
Parking brake cable may have been improperly crimped
Brakes · 142 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.