IllustrationTHE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS HIT DUE TO A MOTORIST WHO FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY, DRIVERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT AIR, CAUSING CONSUMER TO SUSTAIN INJURIES, CONSUMER CONTINUES TO BE UNDER DOCTORS CARE, ANOTHER PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT AS WELL. *SLC
1992 Geo Storm
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1992 Geo Storm do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 50.5.
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 3 of 77 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 22 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
14 crash reports0 fire reports9 injury reports
Air Bags complaints
15 reportsWHILE DRIVING AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY AIR IN THEM. INJURIES OCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
WHILE DRIVING AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. HOWEVER, VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT WHICH WAS NEVER REPORTED TO CONSUMER. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT DID NOT HAVE AIR IN THEM DUE TO PREVIOUS ACCIDENT. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION.*AK
THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT WHEN AIRBAG DEPLOYED DURING AN ACCIDENT, THERE WAS TOO MUCH FORCE. CONSUMER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED.*AK
CONSUMER HAD A FRONTAL AND A LEFT SIDE IMPACT COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT DID NOT PREVENT CONTACT WITH STEERING WHEEL. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 20 MPH HEAD-ON COLLISION IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK CONSUMER AND PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES.*JB
CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND DRIVER AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
BRAKE ROTORS CORRODED. *SD
Official recalls
192V091001 · Air Bags
Jul 6, 1992
THE STEERING WHEEL CENTER HUB CAN FRACTURE DURING CERTAIN FRONTAL AND NEAR FRONTAL VEHICLE COLLISIONS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: FRACTURING OF THE STEERING WHEEL HUB CAN DECREASE THEDRIVER'S CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COULD REDUCE THE CRASH PROTECTION OF THESTEERING SYSTEM AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG.
Remedy: A STEERING WHEEL REINFORCEMENT PLATE AND NUT WILL BE ADDED TO THE STEERING WHEEL HUB.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.