NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Chevrolet HHR Recalls
The 2009 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 2009 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
- 508
- Crashes reported
- 20
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 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 2009 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, 2010–2011 HHR, 5 other models
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 14V153000
- Reported
- March 31, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,373,177
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010 HHR, 6 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, 2010–2011 HHR, 5 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift
- Campaign
- 09V073000
- Reported
- March 6, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 276,729
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 102, transmission shift position and starter interlock
- Same campaign
- also 9 other models
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 14E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2008, 2010–2011 HHR, 6 other models
2009 Chevrolet HHR complaints by year
NHTSA has received 508 owner complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet HHR, the newest on July 15, 2025. Of these, 20 describe a crash (4%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 25 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet HHR, the component group named most often is the electrical system (30%), followed by the steering (25%) and the air bags (20%).
2 of the 2009 Chevrolet HHR's 5 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2009 Chevrolet HHR owners gave the mileage (407 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System151
- Steering127
- Air Bags104
- Fuel/Propulsion System69
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)25
- Structure21
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 12 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19 | |
| 2011 | 50 | |
| 2012 | 70 | |
| 2013 | 57 | |
| 2014 | 110 | |
| 2015 | 38 | |
| 2016 | 17 | |
| 2017 | 11 | |
| 2018 | 25 | |
| 2019 | 12 | |
| 2020 | 34 | |
| 2021 | 25 | |
| 2022 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet HHR peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 110. 30% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2009 vehicles, the 2009 Chevrolet HHR drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Chevrolet HHR year in the same window: 1st highest of the 6 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
The 508 complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet HHR are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet HHR by model year
Other 2009 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: July 15, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted