NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Chevrolet Optra Recalls
The 2005 Chevrolet Optra has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on October 16, 2007.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Chevrolet Optra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 6
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2005 Chevrolet Optra, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2005 Chevrolet Optra
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 07V482000
- Reported
- October 16, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 144
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006 Optra
2005 Chevrolet Optra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 6 owner complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Optra, the newest on October 7, 2021. Of these, 1 describe a crash (17%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Optra, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (67%), followed by the air bags (17%) and the electrical system (17%).
The 2005 Chevrolet Optra's only recall also concerns the exterior lighting.
Component groups named in complaints
- Exterior Lighting4
- Air Bags1
- Electrical System1
- Seat Belts1
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Optra peaked in 2012, when NHTSA received 2. 17% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
The 6 complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Optra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Optra by model year
Other 2005 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: October 7, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted