NHTSA Safety Recalls
Chevrolet HHR Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 8 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet HHR, across 6 model years from 2006 to 2011. The 2006 has the most (6); the fewest among years with a recall is 2011 (3).
No Chevrolet HHR model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2009, is at 1.7×.
- Model years
- 6
- Recall campaigns
- 8
- Most recalls
- 2006
- Owner complaints
- 3,575
2006–2011, with a recall
6 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 3,575 complaints with NHTSA about the Chevrolet HHR across 6 model years; the most, 1,006, concern the 2006.
Owners marked a crash on 171 of the Chevrolet HHR complaints (5%) and a fire on 29.
Across all Chevrolet HHR model years, owners name the steering most often (at least 1,563 complaints), then the electrical system (751).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Chevrolet HHR in 2014: 921, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Chevrolet HHR is air bags, in 9 model-year listings.
The newest Chevrolet HHR recall, 14V171000, was reported on April 10, 2014 and concerns the electrical system: ignition.
Chevrolet HHR years to avoid
The best-measured Chevrolet HHR years are 2011 (0.5×), 2007 (0.7×) and 2008 (0.8×).
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Chevrolet HHR years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Chevrolet HHR
- AIR BAGS9
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION6
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH6
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH3
- STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM2
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL1
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT1
Chevrolet HHR model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Chevrolet HHR recall campaign (8)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14V171000April 10, 2014 | electrical system: ignition | 2006–2011 | crash and injury | 2,191,014 |
| 14V153000March 31, 2014 | steering: electric power assist system | 2009–2010 | crash | 1,373,177 |
| 14V047000February 10, 2014 | air bags | 2006–2011 | crash and injury | 2,190,934 |
| 09V073000March 6, 2009 | power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift | 2009 | crash | 276,729 |
| 08V444000September 3, 2008 | latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch | 2006–2008 | — | 296,422 |
| 08V046000January 30, 2008 | air bags | 2006–2008 | — | 181,516 |
| 06V417000October 31, 2006 | air bags: frontal | 2006 | crash and injury | 794 |
| 14E021000 | electrical system: ignition: switch | 2006–2011 | crash and injury | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Chevrolet HHR. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted