There are 13 stored owner reports matching the air bags & restraints leading-label group for the 1996 Geo Tracker in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 13 of 13 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)AIR BAG LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS BEEN ON, AND HORN HAS FAILED TO OPERATE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM HAD TO DO WITH THE CLOCKSPRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOVLED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A TREE AT 30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
CONSUMER WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AT A STOP SIGN AND PEDESTRAIN RAN IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. DRIVER IN VEHICLE IN FRONT JAMMED ON BRAKES SO THAT HE WOULDN'T HIT THE PEDESTRAIN. THEN, CONSUMER APPLIED HER BRAKES AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. VEHICLE SKIDDED INTO OTHER VEHICLE, AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY . CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 10 MPH. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A COW HEAD-ON FIRST. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT OPENED UPON IMPACT, ALLOWING DRIVER TO BE THROWN OUT OF PASSENGER WINDOW.
CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE OCT. 6TH 1997, CONSUMER'S EXPERIENCING SEAT BELT FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE BUCKLE. WHEN DRIVING, ANY BODY MOVEMENT WILL CAUSE THE SEAT BELT TO UNBUCKLE. DEALERSHIP (GARBER CHEVEROLET - GEO), 1700 N. SAGINAW, MI. 517-839-9944 REPAIRED BUCKLE DECEMBER OF 97. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
SEAT BELT FAILED.
THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
SON SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION DUE TO THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING AND SEAT BELTS NOT HOLDING HIM BACK. *AK *ML
THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TURN OVER AND ROLLED SIX TIMES AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
AIR BAG LIGHT:THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMES ON. THE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY AND WILL NOT GO OFF., THEN IT WILL SUDDENLY GO OFF, IT COMES RIGHT BACK ON. DEALER CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. *AK
SEAT BELT CROSSES OVER NECK AREA.
WHILE DRIVING UNDER SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS AT 20 MPH CONSUMER RAN OFF ROAD INTO A WOODEN FENCE AND A TREE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY/SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK AS THEY SHOULD TO PREVENT INJURY. CONSUMER SUFFERED A HEAD INJURY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Sep 11, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.