NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Chevrolet Cruze Recalls
The 2017 Chevrolet Cruze has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 10, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Chevrolet Cruze. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 201
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2017 Chevrolet Cruze, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2017 Chevrolet Cruze
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 18V304000
- Reported
- May 10, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 111,966
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 301, fuel system integrity
- Same campaign
- also 2016, 2018 Cruze
Seats: front assembly: head restraint
- Campaign
- 17V057000
- Reported
- January 26, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17,197
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 202, head restraints
- Same campaign
- also 2016 Cruze
2017 Chevrolet Cruze complaints by year
NHTSA has received 201 owner complaints about the 2017 Chevrolet Cruze, the newest on May 20, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (4%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2017 Chevrolet Cruze, the component group named most often is the engine (36%), followed by the power train (19%) and the electrical system (16%).
None of the 2017 Chevrolet Cruze's 2 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2017 Chevrolet Cruze owners gave the mileage (114 complaints), the median was 27,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine73
- Power Train39
- Electrical System33
- Unknown Or Other31
- Service Brakes18
- Structure16
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10 | |
| 2018 | 21 | |
| 2019 | 33 | |
| 2020 | 34 | |
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 26 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 17 | |
| 2026 | 5 |
Complaints about the 2017 Chevrolet Cruze peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 34. 50% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2017 vehicles, the 2017 Chevrolet Cruze drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Cruze year in the same window: 7th highest of the 9 ranked years.
That makes 2017 one of the three best-measured Chevrolet Cruze years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 201 complaints about the 2017 Chevrolet Cruze are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Cruze by model year
Other 2017 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: May 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted