1999 Chevrolet Prizm Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1999 Chevrolet Prizm. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 47 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

AIR BAGS
5
2crashes1injuries
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
4
3crashes2injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4
1fires
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
3
1fires
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2
2crashes
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
2
STRUCTURE:BODY
2
2crashes
TIRES
2
1crashes
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
1
1fires
Total complaints47

What owners report

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

“Hi, I am writing to report a tire brand, sold by walmart that could be illegal for sale in the u.s. The dot information is completely missing on these tires. Therefore, all the claims made in utqg specs could be false and/or do not meet us standards. These are tires sold on walmart.com and bought…”

WHEELS · reported 2018-09-07

“At 70 miles/hour my general motors power steering assist was on full assist and caused an accident. General motors secretly removed the power assist, replaced it and then jimmied the entire car to present false evidence that the accident was caused by bad driver car maintenance. They then denied…”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2018-07-20

“At 70 miles/hour my general motors power steering assist was on full assist and caused an accident. General motors secretly removed the power assist, replaced it and then jimmied the entire car to present false evidence that the accident was caused by bad driver car maintenance. They then denied…”

STEERING · reported 2018-07-20

“At 70 miles/hour my general motors power steering assist was on full assist and caused an accident. General motors secretly removed the power assist, replaced it and then jimmied the entire car to present false evidence that the accident was caused by bad driver car maintenance. They then denied…”

EXTERIOR LIGHTING · reported 2018-07-20

“The tread on the rear driver's side tire separated from the tire causing the vehicle to skid through the northbound lanes and then into the dirt median and finally becoming caught on the cable divider, totaling the vehicle. The tire that separated from it's tread was a firestone fr380 e26l 38b.…”

TIRES · reported 2015-08-19

“My car turned off when picking up my daughter from school. When my husband and dad took the car to get checked, they were told that it was electrical. The computer blew out twice. They weren't charged which was a good thing because those are expensive. Every time you switch the a/c on or turn the…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2015-05-20

“Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet prizm. While driving 65 mph with the cruise control activated, the engine revved and the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 80 mph. The contact had to depress the brake pedal several times to slow down the vehicle. Over a year ago, the ignition wiring harness…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL · reported 2014-07-28

“Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet prizm. While driving 65 mph with the cruise control activated, the engine revved and the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 80 mph. The contact had to depress the brake pedal several times to slow down the vehicle. Over a year ago, the ignition wiring harness…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR · reported 2014-07-28
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 Chevrolet Prizm as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.