NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Chevrolet HHR Recalls
The 2008 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 2008 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
- 616
- Crashes reported
- 30
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 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 2008 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 2006–2007, 2009–2011 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 2006–2007, 2009–2011 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 2006–2007 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 2006–2007 HHR
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 14E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007, 2009–2011 HHR, 6 other models
2008 Chevrolet HHR complaints by year
NHTSA has received 616 owner complaints about the 2008 Chevrolet HHR, the newest on August 14, 2026. Of these, 30 describe a crash (5%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 31 injuries and 4 deaths.
In complaints about the 2008 Chevrolet HHR, the component group named most often is the steering (48%), followed by the electrical system (18%) and the fuel/propulsion system (12%).
2 of the 2008 Chevrolet HHR's 5 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2008 Chevrolet HHR owners gave the mileage (495 complaints), the median was 75,402 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering297
- Electrical System108
- Fuel/Propulsion System71
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic40
- Air Bags38
- Latches/Locks/Linkages25
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 32 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 25 | |
| 2010 | 25 | |
| 2011 | 23 | |
| 2012 | 33 | |
| 2013 | 63 | |
| 2014 | 179 | |
| 2015 | 52 | |
| 2016 | 33 | |
| 2017 | 27 | |
| 2018 | 28 | |
| 2019 | 18 | |
| 2020 | 28 | |
| 2021 | 27 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2008 Chevrolet HHR peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 179. 17% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2008 vehicles, the 2008 Chevrolet HHR drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Chevrolet HHR year in the same window: 4th highest of the 6 ranked years.
That makes 2008 one of the three best-measured Chevrolet HHR years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 616 complaints about the 2008 Chevrolet HHR are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet HHR by model year
Other 2008 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: August 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted