NHTSA Safety Recalls
2007 Chevrolet HHR Recalls
The 2007 Chevrolet HHR has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 10, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2007 Chevrolet HHR. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 726
- Crashes reported
- 42
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2007 Chevrolet HHR, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2007 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 2006, 2008–2011 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 2006, 2008–2011 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 2006, 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 2006, 2008 HHR
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 14E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006, 2008–2011 HHR, 6 other models
2007 Chevrolet HHR complaints by year
NHTSA has received 726 owner complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet HHR, the newest on May 15, 2026. Of these, 42 describe a crash (6%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 28 injuries.
In complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet HHR, the component group named most often is the steering (58%), followed by the electrical system (15%) and the air bags (7%).
2 of the 2007 Chevrolet HHR's 5 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2007 Chevrolet HHR owners gave the mileage (597 complaints), the median was 74,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering424
- Electrical System111
- Air Bags48
- Fuel/Propulsion System43
- Structure43
- Power Train40
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 35 | |
| 2009 | 23 | |
| 2010 | 47 | |
| 2011 | 53 | |
| 2012 | 59 | |
| 2013 | 72 | |
| 2014 | 198 | |
| 2015 | 64 | |
| 2016 | 40 | |
| 2017 | 38 | |
| 2018 | 26 | |
| 2019 | 13 | |
| 2020 | 17 | |
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 6 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet HHR peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 198. 16% 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 HHR drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Chevrolet HHR year in the same window: 5th highest of the 6 ranked years.
That makes 2007 one of the three best-measured Chevrolet HHR years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 726 complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet HHR are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet HHR by model year
Other 2007 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: May 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted