NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Chevrolet HHR Recalls
The 2010 Chevrolet HHR has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 10, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Chevrolet HHR. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 516
- Crashes reported
- 19
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 Chevrolet HHR, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2010 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 2006–2009, 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 2009 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 2006–2009, 2011 HHR, 5 other models
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 14E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2009, 2011 HHR, 6 other models
2010 Chevrolet HHR complaints by year
NHTSA has received 516 owner complaints about the 2010 Chevrolet HHR, the newest on October 22, 2026. Of these, 19 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 13 injuries.
In complaints about the 2010 Chevrolet HHR, the component group named most often is the steering (45%), followed by the electrical system (23%) and the air bags (9%).
1 of the 2010 Chevrolet HHR's 4 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2010 Chevrolet HHR owners gave the mileage (413 complaints), the median was 62,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering232
- Electrical System120
- Air Bags49
- Fuel/Propulsion System46
- Structure44
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)32
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 25 | |
| 2012 | 59 | |
| 2013 | 93 | |
| 2014 | 122 | |
| 2015 | 43 | |
| 2016 | 41 | |
| 2017 | 28 | |
| 2018 | 18 | |
| 2019 | 14 | |
| 2020 | 18 | |
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2010 Chevrolet HHR peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 122. 36% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Chevrolet HHR drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Chevrolet HHR year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 6 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 516 complaints about the 2010 Chevrolet HHR are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet HHR by model year
Other 2010 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted