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Yugo Recalls, Complaints & Safety Data

NHTSA safety recalls, owner-reported complaints and investigations, by model and model year · 1985–1991

Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received. This total counts a complaint once for each Yugo model year it names.
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Safety recallsDistinct NHTSA recall campaigns covering at least one Yugo model year. One campaign can cover several models and many model years; it is counted once here.
2
InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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Models coveredModels with at least one model year that has enough NHTSA data to publish.
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7 model years

Overview

Our database holds no NHTSA owner-reported complaints for Yugo. Our database also holds 2 safety recall campaigns and 4 NHTSA investigations covering at least one Yugo model year.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Yugo models

Ordered by total owner-reported complaint volume, which is not a ranking of quality

Yugo models with published safety data
ModelModel yearsComplaintsRecalls
Gv1985–198901
Gv Plus1990–199101
Gvs1986–198700
Gvx1986–198700
Tcx1986–198700

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Complaint totals count a report once for each model year it names; recall totals count a campaign once per model.

Recently issued recalls

The 2 newest campaigns covering a Yugo vehicle in our database

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov
91V130000Gv Plus

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULETHE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT HAS A FAULTY RUBBER SEAL WHICH ALLOWS WATER TO INFILTRATE AND SHORT CIRCUIT THE UNIT.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGETHE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS, THE CENTER COMMON SEAT BELT MOUNT AND THE REAR INBOARD SEAT BELT ANCHORS WERE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IMPROPERLY INSTALLED SEAT BELT ANCHORS AND ATTACHMENTS COULD RESULT IN PASSENGERS NOT BEING PROPERLY RESTRAINED IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS IN VIOLATION OF FMVSS NO. 210.

Browse by model year

Every year with at least one publishable Yugo model year

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