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Chevrolet Monte Carlo Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 15 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Monte Carlo, across 8 model years from 2000 to 2007. The 2003 has the most (9); the fewest among years with a recall is 2007 (2).

No Chevrolet Monte Carlo model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2001, is at 2.0×.

Model years
8

2000–2007, with a recall

Recall campaigns
15
Most recalls
2003

9 recalls

Owner complaints
1,406

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 1,406 complaints with NHTSA about the Chevrolet Monte Carlo across 10 model years; the most, 276, concern the 2001.

Owners marked a crash on 66 of the Chevrolet Monte Carlo complaints (5%) and a fire on 124.

Across all Chevrolet Monte Carlo model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 511 complaints), then the engine (181).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Chevrolet Monte Carlo in 2014: 162, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Chevrolet Monte Carlo is steering, in 14 model-year listings.

The newest Chevrolet Monte Carlo recall, 15V701000, was reported on October 26, 2015 and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine.

Chevrolet Monte Carlo years to avoid

The best-measured Chevrolet Monte Carlo years are 2005 (0.6×), 2004 (0.8×) and 2003 (1.0×).

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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Chevrolet Monte Carlo, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2010021not ranked
2008022not ranked
20072422not ranked
2006211336
1.0×
2005412021
0.6×
2004723031
0.8×
2003915842
1.0×
2002723062
1.2×
20018276101
2.0×
2000823382
1.4×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Chevrolet Monte Carlo years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Chevrolet Monte Carlo

  • STEERING14
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION8
  • FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES6
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE6
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING4
  • SEAT BELTS2
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL2
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL1
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE1
  • AIR BAGS1

Chevrolet Monte Carlo model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Chevrolet Monte Carlo recall campaign (15)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Chevrolet Monte Carlo, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
15V701000October 26, 2015engine and engine cooling: engine2000–2004fire1,003,556
15V201000April 6, 2015engine and engine cooling: engine2004fire330,742
14V400000July 3, 2014electrical system: ignition2000–2005crash and injury5,877,718
14V355000June 23, 2014electrical system: ignition2006–2007crash and injury3,141,731
09V116000April 8, 2009engine and engine cooling2000–2003fire1,497,516
04V287000June 23, 2004service brakes, hydraulic2004crash47,991
04V090000February 24, 2004fuel system, gasoline: delivery2000fire910,873
03V250000July 15, 2003equipment: other: owners/service/other manual2003—1,707,825
03V051000February 14, 2003air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2003injury130
02V222000August 9, 2002air bags: frontal2002–2003injury133,221
00V244000August 29, 2000air bags2001crash and injury580
00V228003August 7, 2000seat belts2000–2001crash156,305
07E021000fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: pressure relief devices2000–2005fire—
08E063000steering2000–2005crash—
09E005000steering2000–2007crash—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: April 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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