1999 Geo Metro Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1999 Geo Metro. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 36 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
5
5crashes6injuries
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
2
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2
POWER TRAIN
2
SUSPENSION
2
TIRES
2
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
1
Total complaints36

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Window gaskets or door water seals are failing on all 4 doors. Both front door locks are frozen; both front door handles are beginning to freeze; rear driver door lock and door handle is beginning to freeze; rear passenger door lock is beginning to freeze. Front passenger door has been frozen to…”

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH · reported 2003-07-23

“Window gaskets or door water seals are failing on all 4 doors. Both front door locks are frozen; both front door handles are beginning to freeze; rear driver door lock and door handle is beginning to freeze; rear passenger door lock is beginning to freeze. Front passenger door has been frozen to…”

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES · reported 2003-07-23

“Problems with transmission and air conditioner.*mr *ts. The air conditioner failed, the switch that went from low speed to high speed contained free play and only worked on high speed, the consumer was told the compressor failed. The consumer believed the was a defect with the transmission to fail…”

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION · reported 2003-04-01

“Problems with transmission and air conditioner.*mr *ts. The air conditioner failed, the switch that went from low speed to high speed contained free play and only worked on high speed, the consumer was told the compressor failed. The consumer believed the was a defect with the transmission to fail…”

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER · reported 2003-04-01

“The passenger front and back seat belts did not retract after the buckle was released, the belts hung loose along side. (lock mechanism broke) dealer has been notified. *ts *jb”

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR · reported 2002-12-20

“Head-on impact- airbags failed to deploy-police at scene noted the bags should have deployed - the car was totaled by the impact. *ak”

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL · reported 2002-04-17

“Head-on impact- airbags failed to deploy-police at scene noted the bags should have deployed - the car was totaled by the impact. *ak”

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL · reported 2002-04-17

“The car was parked. I opened the door and the wind took it opening it past it's designed maximun. I was able to reclose the door with one hand, so the wind was not that strong. I feel the damage that occurred was excessive for a safely constructed vehicle. The parts that were designed to give way…”

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR · reported 2001-03-04
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1999 Geo Metro as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.