NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Pontiac G6 Recalls
The 2010 Pontiac G6 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 14, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Pontiac G6. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 272
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 Pontiac G6, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2010 Pontiac G6
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 14V252000
- Reported
- May 14, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,440,524
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2009 G6, 3 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)
- Campaign
- 12V460000
- Reported
- September 18, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 426,240
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2009 G6, 2 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 14E044000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2009 G6, 2 other models
2010 Pontiac G6 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 272 owner complaints about the 2010 Pontiac G6, the newest on July 6, 2026. Of these, 10 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2010 Pontiac G6, the component group named most often is the steering (64%), followed by the electrical system (22%) and the electronic stability control (esc) (20%).
1 of the 2010 Pontiac G6's 3 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2010 Pontiac G6 owners gave the mileage (243 complaints), the median was 96,885 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering173
- Electrical System61
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)55
- Exterior Lighting37
- Service Brakes19
- Air Bags18
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 28 | |
| 2014 | 40 | |
| 2015 | 36 | |
| 2016 | 24 | |
| 2017 | 23 | |
| 2018 | 39 | |
| 2019 | 38 | |
| 2020 | 11 | |
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2010 Pontiac G6 peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 40. 15% 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 Pontiac G6 drew 0.3× the complaints of the median Pontiac G6 year in the same window: 6th highest of the 6 ranked years.
That makes 2010 one of the three best-measured Pontiac G6 years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 272 complaints about the 2010 Pontiac G6 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Pontiac G6 by model year
Other 2010 Pontiac models
Newest record on this page: July 6, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted