NHTSA Safety Recalls
2007 Chevrolet Cobalt Recalls
The 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 10, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 1,564
- Crashes reported
- 116
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
16 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt
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 2005–2006, 2008–2010 Cobalt, 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 2005–2006, 2008–2010 Cobalt, 5 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 12V459000
- Reported
- September 19, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 49,768
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2009 Cobalt, 4 other models
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 10V073000
- Reported
- March 3, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,050,889
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2006, 2008–2010 Cobalt, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 09V419000
- Reported
- October 29, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 69,139
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2006 Cobalt, 2 other models
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 14E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2006, 2008–2010 Cobalt, 6 other models
2007 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,564 owner complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt, the newest on July 3, 2026. Of these, 116 describe a crash (7%) and 16 a fire; owners reported 109 injuries and 7 deaths.
In complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt, the component group named most often is the steering (44%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (18%) and the electrical system (18%).
1 of the 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt's 6 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt owners gave the mileage (1,269 complaints), the median was 64,234 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering689
- Fuel/Propulsion System283
- Electrical System281
- Fuel System, Gasoline150
- Air Bags144
- Suspension75
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 19 | |
| 2008 | 29 | |
| 2009 | 164 | |
| 2010 | 333 | |
| 2011 | 90 | |
| 2012 | 151 | |
| 2013 | 96 | |
| 2014 | 258 | |
| 2015 | 107 | |
| 2016 | 73 | |
| 2017 | 61 | |
| 2018 | 54 | |
| 2019 | 33 | |
| 2020 | 34 | |
| 2021 | 26 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 333. 35% 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 Cobalt drew 1.9× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Cobalt year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 6 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
The 1,564 complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Cobalt by model year
Other 2007 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: July 3, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted