1991 Geo Prizm: raw data

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vehicle	1991 / geo / prizm
known issues	5 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-12)
complaints	67 on file (1995-01-03 → 2010-12-13)
recalls	2
investigations	0
fars	not identifiable in FARS
indexed	yes
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Interior door handle breakageSTRUCTURE12 complaints1995-01 → 2001-03prizm-1991-interior-door-handle-breakage

825499 THE DEFECTIVE INTERIOR PASSENGER'S DOOR HANDLE AND BOTH REAR DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF, MAKING THE DOORS NOT OPERABLE FROM THE INSIDE
965419 INSIDE HANDLES BREAK OFF, UNABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE
966794 VEHICLES INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ARE BREAKING PREMATURELY, HAS 5 HANDLES REPLACED, PARTS NUMBER BEING 95007062/95007063

Cracked exhaust manifoldENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING11 complaints1995-01 → 2010-11prizm-1991-exhaust-manifold-cracking

874631 EXHUAST MANIFOLD CRACKED, CAUSING CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES TO LEAK INTO PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT
481211 ORIGINAL AND REPLACEMENT EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED
529588 EHAUST FUMES IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE RESULTED FROM A CRACK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD

Seat belt latching and restraint failuresSEAT BELTS6 complaints1995-01 → 2000-04prizm-1991-seat-belt-latch-restraint

967350 SEAT BELT FAILURE, REAR LEFT HAND SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT UNLATCH
535638 SHOULDER BELT DID NOT LOCK DURING A REAREND COLLISION
721352 DRIVER SIDE LAP SAFETY BELT WILL NOT LATCH/ I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE VEHICAL AND I CAN CONTACT THE ORIGINAL OWNER TO FIND OUT THE EXACT DATE OF AND MILEAGE OF FAILURE PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF IT IS PERTINATE

Brake and tail light failureEXTERIOR LIGHTING3 complaints1999-03 → 2010-12prizm-1991-brake-tail-light-failure

755054 I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLES /BRAKELIGHT BURNING OUT AFTER A FEW DAYS OF REPLACEMENT
10370457 THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO DECELERATE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED AND WERE DIM

Tire belt separation and blowoutTIRES2 complaints2005-01 → 2009-09prizm-1991-tire-belt-separation-blowout

10108656 TIRES HAVE BELT SEPARATIONS AND AS WELL AIR BUBBLES WHICH CAUSED THE TIRES TO BLOW
10285366 1991 GEO PRISM HAD A TIRE BLOW OUT AND SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, BEFORE HITTING THE MEDIAN WALL

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

count	earliest_date	latest_date	crash_flagged	fire_flagged	top_components
67	1995-01-03	2010-12-13	3	3	STRUCTURE:14; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:11; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:8; SEAT BELTS:6; SUSPENSION:6

Recalls all years →

campaign_number	report_received_date	component	summary	consequence	remedy
10E002000	11/02/2010	SUSPENSION	RIDE 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.	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.	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.
90V191000	09/11/1990	WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS	LUG NUTS THAT RETAIN WHEELS AND WHEEL COVERS MAY HAVE BEEN TORQUED TO LOWER THAN RECOMMENDED SPECIFICATIONS.	INSUFFICIENT CLAMPING OF LUG NUTS RETAINING THE WHEELCOVER AND WHEEL COULD RESULT IN A LOOSE WHEEL THAT COULD FALL OFF WITH POTENTIALFOR LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.	REMOVE ORIGINAL WHEEL COVER, TORQUE LUG TO SPECIFICATION, AND INSTALL FULL WHEEL COVERS THAT ARE RETAINED BY SPRING CLIPS.

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1991 Geo Prizm vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1991/geo/prizm

@misc{wrenchpro_1991_geo_prizm_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1991 Geo Prizm},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1991/geo/prizm}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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