NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Chevrolet Impala Recalls
The 2009 Chevrolet Impala has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 5, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Chevrolet Impala. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 824
- Crashes reported
- 43
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
9 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Chevrolet Impala, 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 Impala
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification
- Campaign
- 16V507000
- Reported
- July 5, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 289,254
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Impala
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 14V355000
- Reported
- June 23, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,141,731
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2008, 2010–2014 Impala, 5 other models
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- Campaign
- 12V377000
- Reported
- August 3, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 36,413
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2008, 2010–2012 Impala
Seat belts: front: anchorage
- Campaign
- 10V480000
- Reported
- October 13, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 303,100
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 210, seat belt anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Impala
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 08V517000
- Reported
- October 6, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 79
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2009 Chevrolet Impala
2009 Chevrolet Impala complaints by year
NHTSA has received 824 owner complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet Impala, the newest on June 8, 2026. Of these, 43 describe a crash (5%) and 9 a fire; owners reported 43 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet Impala, the component group named most often is the air bags (28%), followed by the electrical system (27%) and the engine (22%).
2 of the 2009 Chevrolet Impala's 5 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2009 Chevrolet Impala owners gave the mileage (662 complaints), the median was 75,030 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags232
- Electrical System224
- Engine179
- Vehicle Speed Control130
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)108
- Power Train68
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 31 | |
| 2011 | 33 | |
| 2012 | 37 | |
| 2013 | 78 | |
| 2014 | 204 | |
| 2015 | 129 | |
| 2016 | 105 | |
| 2017 | 46 | |
| 2018 | 47 | |
| 2019 | 33 | |
| 2020 | 23 | |
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet Impala peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 204. 13% 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 Impala drew 1.3× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Impala year in the same window: 4th highest of the 20 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 824 complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet Impala are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Impala by model year
Other 2009 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: June 8, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted