Vehicle profile
1993 Geo Prizm
Sedan · Compact Cars
Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Cylinders
- 4-cyl
- Displacement
- 1.6L
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Transmission
- Automatic 3-spd
- Drive
- FWD
- Body class
- Compact Cars
- Doors
- 4
Federal recall campaigns
2 federal recall campaigns.
How this compares
- vs 1993 Compact Cars
- 1.22× the 1.64 campaigns averaged across that group (more than typical)
- Most-affected system
- AIR BAGS — 1 of 2 (50%)
Derived from the federal campaign record across 1993 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.
96V107000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVEIF LIQUID IS SPILLED IN THE CONSOLE BOX AREA, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAN ILLUMINATE AND STAY "ON" DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.
Consequence: THIS LEAKAGE CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY.
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 REPLACED.
20/06/1996
10E002000
SUSPENSIONRIDE CONTROL IS RECALLING CERTAIN FRONT STRUT MOUNTS BRANDED AS GABRIEL RIDE CONTROL OR ARVINMERITOR, P/NOS. 142435, 142193, 142305, 142303, SOLD AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE AFFECTED FRONT STRUT MOUNTS DID NOT CONTAIN A WELD JOINT BETWEEN THE BEARING HOUSING AND THE RATE PLATE.
Consequence: THE ABSENCE OF THE WELD CAN ALLOW THE STRUT TO COME OUT OF ITS MOUNTING POSITION UNDER CERTAIN EXTREME DRIVING CONDITIONS WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO SURROUNDING VEHICLE COMPONENTS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: RIDE CONTROL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECORD AND REPLACE THE AFFECTED PARTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 15, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT RIDE CONTROL AT 1-248-458-1396.
11/02/2010
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"year": 1993,
"make": "Geo",
"model": "Prizm",
"trim": "Prizm",
"submodel": "Sedan",
"horsepower": null,
"cylinders": 4,
"displacement_l": 1.6,
"transmission": "Automatic 3-spd",
"drive_type": "FWD",
"fuel_type": "Gasoline",
"body_class": "Compact Cars",
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"image_type": "illustration",
"recall_count": 2
}Compare
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