NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Pontiac Vibe Recalls
The 2008 Pontiac Vibe has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 28, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Pontiac Vibe. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 63
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Pontiac Vibe, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2008 Pontiac Vibe
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V627000
- Reported
- August 28, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 229,460
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2007 Vibe, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V127000
- Reported
- March 3, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 147,242
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V128000
- Reported
- March 2, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 71,163
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 10V387000
- Reported
- August 26, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 161,754
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2007 Vibe
2008 Pontiac Vibe complaints by year
NHTSA has received 63 owner complaints about the 2008 Pontiac Vibe, the newest on September 8, 2020. Of these, 3 describe a crash (5%); owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Pontiac Vibe, the component group named most often is the air bags (76%), followed by the vehicle speed control (6%) and the engine and engine cooling (5%).
3 of the 2008 Pontiac Vibe's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2008 Pontiac Vibe owners gave the mileage (20 complaints), the median was 59,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags48
- Vehicle Speed Control4
- Engine And Engine Cooling3
- Seat Belts2
- Steering2
- Tires2
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 25 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 12 |
Complaints about the 2008 Pontiac Vibe peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 25. 21% 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 Pontiac Vibe drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Pontiac Vibe year in the same window: 8th highest of the 8 ranked years.
That makes 2008 one of the three best-measured Pontiac Vibe years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 3/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 63 complaints about the 2008 Pontiac Vibe are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Pontiac Vibe by model year
Other 2008 Pontiac models
Newest record on this page: September 8, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted