NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Pontiac Vibe Recalls
The 2009 Pontiac Vibe has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 9, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Pontiac Vibe. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 528
- Crashes reported
- 23
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Pontiac Vibe, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2009 Pontiac Vibe
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V024000
- Reported
- January 9, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 628,018
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Vibe, 9 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V006000
- Reported
- January 9, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 577,875
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 8 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V340000
- Reported
- May 23, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,754,517
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Vibe, 9 other models
Visibility: power window devices and controls
- Campaign
- 15V689000
- Reported
- October 22, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,814,284
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Vibe, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 14V168000
- Reported
- April 9, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,486,413
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Vibe, 5 other models
Visibility: power window devices and controls
- Campaign
- 12V491000
- Reported
- October 10, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,519,424
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 11 other models
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 10V024000
- Reported
- January 27, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 70,806
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Vibe
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 10V018000
- Reported
- January 21, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 70,806
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Vibe
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum
- Campaign
- 09V392000
- Reported
- August 31, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,119
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Vibe
2009 Pontiac Vibe complaints by year
NHTSA has received 528 owner complaints about the 2009 Pontiac Vibe, the newest on October 7, 2026. Of these, 23 describe a crash (4%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 10 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Pontiac Vibe, the component group named most often is the air bags (67%), followed by the vehicle speed control (11%) and the steering (7%).
4 of the 2009 Pontiac Vibe's 9 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2009 Pontiac Vibe owners gave the mileage (197 complaints), the median was 56,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags352
- Vehicle Speed Control58
- Steering35
- Engine29
- Electrical System18
- Power Train13
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 67 | |
| 2011 | 13 | |
| 2012 | 9 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 25 | |
| 2015 | 22 | |
| 2016 | 68 | |
| 2017 | 259 | |
| 2018 | 27 | |
| 2019 | 10 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Pontiac Vibe peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 259. 18% 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 Pontiac Vibe drew 4.3× the complaints of the median Pontiac Vibe year in the same window: 1st highest of the 8 ranked years.
That makes 2009 one of the Pontiac Vibe years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 528 complaints about the 2009 Pontiac Vibe are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Pontiac Vibe by model year
Other 2009 Pontiac models
Newest record on this page: October 7, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted