General Motors Corp.: Steering › Rack and Pinion
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 21, 1994 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,502. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THESE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH A LOWER STEERING SHAFT THAT CAN SEPARATE DUE TO A MISLOCATED WELD.
The risk
IF THE SEPARATION OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL CAN RESULT AND AN ACCIDENT CAN OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING SHAFT AND REPLACE IT IF NECESSARY.
1 model year covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Geo Tracker | 48 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 94V016000.
Full record for the 1994 Geo Tracker → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →