Recall 97V043002: 1997 GEO Prizm

Report received

Mar 20, 1997

Manufacturer

General motors corp.

Potentially affected

17,094vehicles

Model years

1997

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

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 sudden release of the parking brake) within a very short time after the engine is started, the air bag can deploy inadvertently.

Possible consequence

Unexpected air bag deployment can result in occupant injury.

Remedy

Dealers will repair the air bag computer.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 1997 GEO Prizm50 complaints