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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2014 Chevrolet Spark Recalls

The 2014 Chevrolet Spark has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 25, 2022.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2014 Chevrolet Spark. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
6

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
172

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
13

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2014 Chevrolet Spark, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

6 recalls on the 2014 Chevrolet Spark

Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch

Campaign
22V640000
Reported
August 25, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 120,688
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2013, 2015 Spark, 1 other model

22V640000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: software

Campaign
16V422000
Reported
June 10, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 18,780
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
Same campaign
also 2013, 2015 Spark, 2 other models

16V422000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: electrical: radio/tape deck/cd etc.

Campaign
16V257000
Reported
April 28, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 317,572
Federal standard
FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
Same campaign
also 2013, 2015 Spark, 2 other models

16V257000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: electrical: radio/tape deck/cd etc.

Campaign
15V416000
Reported
June 30, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 45,785
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
Same campaign
also 2015 Spark, 1 other model

15V416000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch

Campaign
14V593000
Reported
September 24, 2014
Vehicles affected
up to 89,294
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2013, 2015 Spark

14V593000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm

Campaign
14V440000
Reported
July 21, 2014
Vehicles affected
up to 1,919
Risk NHTSA names
crash
NHTSA advisory
do not drive until repaired
Same campaign
only the 2014 Chevrolet Spark

14V440000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2014 Chevrolet Spark complaints by year

NHTSA has received 172 owner complaints about the 2014 Chevrolet Spark, the newest on August 17, 2026. Of these, 13 describe a crash (8%); owners reported 8 injuries.

In complaints about the 2014 Chevrolet Spark, the component group named most often is the engine (30%), followed by the power train (27%) and the electrical system (23%).

1 of the 2014 Chevrolet Spark's 6 recalls also concerns the electrical system.

Where 2014 Chevrolet Spark owners gave the mileage (122 complaints), the median was 45,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine51
  • Power Train47
  • Electrical System39
  • Vehicle Speed Control25
  • Fuel/Propulsion System16
  • Unknown Or Other16

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2014 Chevrolet Spark received by NHTSA, by calendar year
201424
201517
201618
201723
201816
201913
202014
20214
20225
202317
20249
20255
20267

Complaints about the 2014 Chevrolet Spark peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 24. 48% arrived between 2013 and 2017, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2014 vehicles, the 2014 Chevrolet Spark drew 4.2× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Spark year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 6 ranked years.

That makes 2014 one of the Chevrolet Spark years to avoid by our method.

Chevrolet Spark years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★☆
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 172 complaints about the 2014 Chevrolet Spark are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Chevrolet Spark by model year

Other 2014 Chevrolet models

Newest record on this page: August 17, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted