NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Pontiac Solstice Recalls
The 2008 Pontiac Solstice has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 26, 2017.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Pontiac Solstice. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 159
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Pontiac Solstice, 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 Pontiac Solstice
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification
- Campaign
- 17V061000
- Reported
- January 26, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 91,007
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007, 2009 Solstice, 1 other model
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 Solstice, 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 Solstice, 5 other models
Seat belts: front: anchorage
- Campaign
- 07V454000
- Reported
- September 26, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,482
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 207, seating systems
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 14E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007, 2009 Solstice, 6 other models
2008 Pontiac Solstice complaints by year
NHTSA has received 159 owner complaints about the 2008 Pontiac Solstice, the newest on May 27, 2025. Of these, 7 describe a crash (4%); owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Pontiac Solstice, the component group named most often is the air bags (62%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (18%) and the electrical system (9%).
2 of the 2008 Pontiac Solstice's 5 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2008 Pontiac Solstice owners gave the mileage (110 complaints), the median was 27,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags99
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic29
- Electrical System15
- Seats10
- Service Brakes7
- Structure6
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 17 | |
| 2009 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 10 | |
| 2013 | 14 | |
| 2014 | 31 | |
| 2015 | 10 | |
| 2016 | 14 | |
| 2017 | 28 | |
| 2018 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Pontiac Solstice peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 31. 23% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
The 159 complaints about the 2008 Pontiac Solstice are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Pontiac Solstice by model year
Other 2008 Pontiac models
Newest record on this page: May 27, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted