NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Pontiac Solstice Recalls
The 2009 Pontiac Solstice has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 26, 2017.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Pontiac Solstice. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 36
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Pontiac Solstice, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2009 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 2006–2008 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 2006–2008 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 2006–2008 Solstice, 5 other models
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 14E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2008 Solstice, 6 other models
2009 Pontiac Solstice complaints by year
NHTSA has received 36 owner complaints about the 2009 Pontiac Solstice, the newest on August 14, 2023.
In complaints about the 2009 Pontiac Solstice, the component group named most often is the air bags (89%), followed by the electrical system (17%) and the seats (8%).
2 of the 2009 Pontiac Solstice's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2009 Pontiac Solstice owners gave the mileage (20 complaints), the median was 30,260 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags32
- Electrical System6
- Seats3
- Power Train1
- Seat Belts1
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 11 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Pontiac Solstice peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 11. 3% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
The 36 complaints about the 2009 Pontiac Solstice are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Pontiac Solstice by model year
Other 2009 Pontiac models
Newest record on this page: August 14, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted