NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Chevrolet HHR Recalls
The 2011 Chevrolet HHR has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 10, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Chevrolet HHR. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 203
- Crashes reported
- 13
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
On a 2011 Chevrolet HHR, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2011 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 2006–2010 HHR, 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 2006–2010 HHR, 5 other models
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 14E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2010 HHR, 6 other models
2011 Chevrolet HHR complaints by year
NHTSA has received 203 owner complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet HHR, the newest on March 26, 2026. Of these, 13 describe a crash (6%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 16 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet HHR, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (21%), followed by the electrical system (19%) and the air bags (15%).
2 of the 2011 Chevrolet HHR's 3 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2011 Chevrolet HHR owners gave the mileage (144 complaints), the median was 59,497 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System43
- Electrical System39
- Air Bags30
- Steering25
- Engine24
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)23
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 47 | |
| 2015 | 39 | |
| 2016 | 16 | |
| 2017 | 12 | |
| 2018 | 15 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 12 | |
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet HHR peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 47. 33% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Chevrolet HHR drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Chevrolet HHR year in the same window: 6th highest of the 6 ranked years.
That makes 2011 one of the three best-measured Chevrolet HHR years.
The 203 complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet HHR are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet HHR by model year
Other 2011 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: March 26, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted