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Gem NEVYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 13 owner complaints and 3 safety recalls on record for the Gem NEV.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints13Top: Electrical systemSafety recalls31999–2007 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Gem NEV years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the NEV median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2007Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2006Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2004Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2003Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall2002Not rated–/1004 complaints · 1 recall2001Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall2000Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall1999Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Gem NEV problems

All model years combined: 13 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system102
Exterior lighting10
Service brakes10
Service brakes, electric10
Structure10
Suspension10
3 recalls

Gem NEV recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Parking brake07V-516 · 2007 · Nov 5, 2007 · 191 vehicles–Electrical system06V-369 · 2006 · Sep 28, 2006 · 170 vehicles–Electrical system06V-222 · 1999–2004 · Jun 21, 2006 · 27,350 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the NEV

  1. Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 1999–2009 · closed Aug 7, 2023
    Led to recall 22V-063