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1996 Geo Tracker air bags problems

11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 1996 Geo Tracker15% of all complaints for this model year.

11
Air Bags complaints
15%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
9 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • 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

    filed Sep 10, 2001

  • 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

    filed Jun 16, 2000

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Air Bags problems in other Tracker years

YearReportsShare
1999 Tracker29%
1997 Tracker520%
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Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.