NHTSA Safety Recalls
Pontiac Aztek Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 9 recall campaigns for the Pontiac Aztek, across 5 model years from 2001 to 2005. The 2001 has the most (6); the fewest among years with a recall is 2005 (1).
- Model years
- 5
- Recall campaigns
- 9
- Most recalls
- 2001
- Owner complaints
- 566
2001–2005, with a recall
6 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 566 complaints with NHTSA about the Pontiac Aztek across 5 model years; the most, 216, concern the 2001.
Owners marked a crash on 28 of the Pontiac Aztek complaints (5%) and a fire on 13.
Across all Pontiac Aztek model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 107 complaints), then the fuel system, gasoline (81).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Pontiac Aztek in 2004: 90, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Pontiac Aztek is fuel system, gasoline: storage, in 5 model-year listings.
The newest Pontiac Aztek recall, 07V349000, was reported on August 8, 2007 and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage.
Pontiac Aztek years to avoid
Too few Pontiac Aztek model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 4 of the 5 needed.
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.Pontiac Aztek years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Pontiac Aztek
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE5
- FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES5
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL3
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL2
- STEERING1
- SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER1
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION1
Pontiac Aztek model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Pontiac Aztek recall campaign (9)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07V349000August 8, 2007 | fuel system, gasoline: storage | 2001–2004 | fire | 20,594 |
| 05V157000April 20, 2005 | electrical system: ignition | 2004 | crash | 34,186 |
| 03V454000November 10, 2003 | fuel system, gasoline: storage | 2004 | fire | 79 |
| 03V250000July 15, 2003 | equipment: other: owners/service/other manual | 2001–2003 | — | 1,707,825 |
| 03V052000February 20, 2003 | steering | 2003 | crash | 4,512 |
| 02V329000December 9, 2002 | air bags: frontal | 2001 | injury | 272 |
| 01V383000December 13, 2001 | seats: front assembly: recliner | 2001 | crash | 75,816 |
| 01V026000February 1, 2001 | air bags: frontal | 2001 | crash and injury | 38 |
| 07E021000 | fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: pressure relief devices | 2001–2005 | fire | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Pontiac Aztek. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: August 19, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted