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GEO Prizm

Every GEO Prizm model year on file, 1989 to 2002. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years602183 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years141989 to 2002

Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins233Summed across model years

By model year

The 1994 model year drew the most complaints, 134, 22% of the model's total

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.

Components

Airbags leads the GEO Prizm complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Airbags

164

Seat belts

103

Structure

Engine and cooling

Brakes

Electrical system

Visibility and wipers

Powertrain

Suspension

Steering

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each GEO Prizm 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.

GEO Prizm by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2002	Sedan	3	0.0	12	0	0	57
2001	Sedan	6	16.7	27	0	0	54
2000	Sedan	7	0.0	22	0	0	47
1999	Sedan	24	29.2	109	0	0	9
1998	Sedan	11	18.2	46	0	0	3
1997	Sedan	50	30.0	263	2	0	18
1996	Sedan	61	44.3	305	1	1	16
1995	Sedan	96	36.5	519	3	1	16
1994	Sedan	134	40.3	838	3	1	7
1993	Sedan	77	31.2	321	2	1	4
1992	Sedan	50	8.0	278	1	0	1
1991	Sedan	46	15.2	242	2	0	1
1990	Sedan	37	18.9	370	1	0	0
1989	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	0

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the GEO Prizm

10E-002 Feb 11, 2010
Affected front strut mounts did not contain a weld joint between the bearing housing and the rate plate
Suspension · 13k vehicles
97V-043-002 Mar 20, 1997
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…
Airbags · 17k vehicles
96V-107 Jun 20, 1996
If liquid is spilled in the console box area, the air bag warning light can illuminate and stay "on" during normal driving conditions
Airbags · 628k vehicles
95V-195-002 Oct 11, 1995
Battery can have a defective weld inside the positive and/or negative terminal allowing the connection inside of the terminal to separate
Electrical system · 4,481 vehicles
94E-021-002 Sep 22, 1994
Front seat belt buckle anchor straps were not properly heat treated
Seat belts · 39k vehicles
90V-191 Nov 9, 1990
Lug nuts that retain wheels and wheel covers may have been torqued to lower than recommended specifications
Wheels · 654 vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.