NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Chevrolet HHR Recalls
The 2006 Chevrolet HHR has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 10, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Chevrolet HHR. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 1,006
- Crashes reported
- 47
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
8 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Chevrolet HHR, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2006 Chevrolet HHR
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 14V171000
- Reported
- April 10, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,191,014
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2011 HHR, 5 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V047000
- Reported
- February 10, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,190,934
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2011 HHR, 5 other models
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 08V444000
- Reported
- September 3, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 296,422
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 201, occupant protection in interior impact
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008 HHR
Air bags
- Campaign
- 08V046000
- Reported
- January 30, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 181,516
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 201, occupant protection in interior impact
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008 HHR
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 06V417000
- Reported
- October 31, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 794
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 10 other models
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 14E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2011 HHR, 6 other models
2006 Chevrolet HHR complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,006 owner complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet HHR, the newest on August 2, 2025. Of these, 47 describe a crash (5%) and 8 a fire; owners reported 29 injuries and 4 deaths.
In complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet HHR, the component group named most often is the steering (46%), followed by the electrical system (22%) and the structure (12%).
2 of the 2006 Chevrolet HHR's 6 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2006 Chevrolet HHR owners gave the mileage (843 complaints), the median was 70,822 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering458
- Electrical System222
- Structure119
- Power Train82
- Latches/Locks/Linkages70
- Air Bags63
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 16 | |
| 2007 | 34 | |
| 2008 | 51 | |
| 2009 | 51 | |
| 2010 | 105 | |
| 2011 | 96 | |
| 2012 | 93 | |
| 2013 | 82 | |
| 2014 | 265 | |
| 2015 | 55 | |
| 2016 | 52 | |
| 2017 | 34 | |
| 2018 | 17 | |
| 2019 | 16 | |
| 2020 | 16 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet HHR peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 265. 16% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Chevrolet HHR drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Chevrolet HHR year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 6 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 1,006 complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet HHR are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet HHR by model year
Other 2006 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: August 2, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted