Daewoo: recalls by model and year

Name: Daewoo recall campaigns
Creator: Recall Register
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NHTSA lists 12 vehicle recall campaigns for Daewoo. The register has 3 model lines of the make, model years 1998 to 2002. NHTSA has 1,423 complaints on file for these model lines. By vehicle recall campaigns, Daewoo is number 231 of 644 makes on the register. Vehicle recall campaigns for Daewoo: none in 2024 and none in 2025. For all makes, the count fell by 6.2%, from 950 in 2024 to 891 in 2025.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 5 Nov 2026. Recall file through 3 Nov 2026.

Model lines

3 model lines, in the order of the number of complaints.

Daewoo: recall campaigns and complaints for each model line
Model line	Model years	Campaigns	Complaints	Complaints for each model year	Component with the most mentions
Nubira	5	3	499	99.8	Engine and Engine Cooling
Leganza	5	3	489	97.8	Engine and Engine Cooling
Lanos	5	10	435	87.0	Engine and Engine Cooling

This table compares the model lines of Daewoo only. The NHTSA files have no sales figures. A model line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints. This site does not rate one make against another.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Newest recall campaigns

The newest 5 of 12.

04V394000Received 6 Aug 2004. 4,305 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling
Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain passenger vehicles, the camshaft position sensor may melt resulting in a burning smell and visible smoke, which may subsequently lead to the melting of the camshaft cover and the camshaft position sensor wire harness.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This could possibly cause an underhood fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the camshaft position sensors and install an additional fuse. Owners should contact daewoo puerto rico at 1-877-362-1234 option 6.
Report filed by DAEWOO MOTOR DE PUERTO RICO. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 29 Sep 2004. The campaign has 17 make, model and year entries.
04V357000Received 14 Jul 2004. 11,576 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling
Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain passenger vehicles, the camshaft position sensor may melt resulting in a burning smell and visible smoke, which may subsequently lead to the melting of the camshaft cover and the camshaft position sensor wire harness.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This could possibly cause an underhood fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the camshaft position sensors and install an additional fuse. The recall began on september 7, 2004. Owners should contact daewoo at 1-877-362-1234, option 6, or find a local dealer through their website at www.daewoous.com.
Report filed by DAEWOO MOTOR AMERICA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 7 Sep 2004. The campaign has 15 make, model and year entries.
02V257000Received 18 Sep 2002. 38,181 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain passenger vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 106, "brake hoses." a crack can develop in the outer rubber layer of the front brake hose(s).
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This can result in brake hose rupture, brake fluid leakage, and loss of vehicle braking.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install new redesigned front brake hoses. Owner notification began october 27, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact daewoo at 1-877-362-1234, selection 1.
Report filed by DAEWOO MOTOR AMERICA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 17 Oct 2002. The campaign has 3 make, model and year entries.
02V131002Received 8 May 2002. 13,103 units.
Air Bags
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain passenger vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 201, "occupant protection in interior impact."
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash in which the air bags do not deploy, there is a possibility of increased head injury to the front seat passenger should contact with the passenger side air bag cover occur.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install new energy absorbing air bag mounting brackets. Owner notification began july 23, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact daewoo at 1-877-362-1234, selection 1.
Report filed by DAEWOO MOTOR DE PUERTO RICO. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 23 Jul 2002. The campaign has 10 make, model and year entries.
02V131001Received 8 May 2002. 56,912 units.
Air Bags
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain passenger vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 201, "occupant protection in interior impact."
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash in which the air bags do not deploy, there is a possibility of increased head injury to the front seat passenger should contact with the passenger side air bag cover occur.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install new energy absorbing air bag mounting brackets. Owner notification began july 23, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact daewoo at 1-877-362-1234, selection 1.
Report filed by DAEWOO MOTOR AMERICA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 23 Jul 2002. The campaign has 5 make, model and year entries.

The list shows the newest 5 of 12 campaigns.

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Counts by year

Recall campaigns that name Daewoo vehicles, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1999, with 3 campaigns.

Complaints about Daewoo vehicles, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2004, with 1,064 complaints.

Components in the complaints

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

Daewoo: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	Per 1,000	Mentions
Engine and Engine Cooling	637.4	1,030
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	110.1	178
Air Bags	71.8	116
Suspension	32.2	52
Electrical System	21.7	35
Power Train	19.8	32
Vehicle Speed Control	14.2	23
Exterior Lighting	12.4	20
Steering	9.3	15
Structure	9.3	15

Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
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Recall Register. Daewoo: recalls by model and year. https://recallregister.com/make/daewoo/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 5 Nov 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 3 Nov 2026
Complaint file through: 5 Nov 2026
Investigations that name the make: 0
Units in the campaigns: 218,656

Manufacturers in the recall file: DAEWOO MOTOR DE PUERTO RICO.

The make name is the name in the NHTSA files. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Daewoo model line has the most recall campaigns?: The Lanos: 10 campaigns for 5 model years. A line with more model years has more campaigns.
Which Daewoo model line has the most complaints?: The Nubira: 499 complaints for 5 model years. A line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints.
Which components do the complaints about Daewoo vehicles name?: Engine and Engine Cooling: 637.4 per 1,000 component mentions. Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 110.1 per 1,000 component mentions. Air Bags: 71.8 per 1,000 component mentions.
How many units are in the recall campaigns for Daewoo?: 218,656 units in 12 campaigns. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make.