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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2007 Chevrolet Aveo Recalls

The 2007 Chevrolet Aveo has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 19, 2014.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2007 Chevrolet Aveo. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
216

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
25

13 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2007 Chevrolet Aveo, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2007 Chevrolet Aveo

Exterior lighting: headlights

Campaign
14V261000
Reported
May 19, 2014
Vehicles affected
up to 218,000
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2004–2006, 2008 Aveo

14V261000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline

Campaign
06V398000
Reported
October 17, 2006
Vehicles affected
up to 17,676
Risk NHTSA names
crash and fire
Same campaign
only the 2007 Chevrolet Aveo

06V398000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2007 Chevrolet Aveo complaints by year

NHTSA has received 216 owner complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Aveo, the newest on January 24, 2026. Of these, 25 describe a crash (12%) and 13 a fire; owners reported 25 injuries and 2 deaths.

In complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Aveo, the component group named most often is the air bags (39%), followed by the electrical system (23%) and the exterior lighting (15%).

1 of the 2007 Chevrolet Aveo's 2 recalls also concerns the exterior lighting.

Where 2007 Chevrolet Aveo owners gave the mileage (173 complaints), the median was 52,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags84
  • Electrical System50
  • Exterior Lighting32
  • Engine And Engine Cooling17
  • Power Train14
  • Engine13

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Aveo received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20064
200721
200821
200911
201013
201113
201212
20134
201443
201536
201619
20175
20187
20202
20212
20231
20262

Complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Aveo peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 43. 32% arrived between 2006 and 2010, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2007 vehicles, the 2007 Chevrolet Aveo drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Aveo year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 8 ranked years.

Chevrolet Aveo years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 4/5

The 216 complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Aveo are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Chevrolet Aveo by model year

Other 2007 Chevrolet models

Newest record on this page: January 24, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted