NHTSA Safety Recalls
Pontiac Bonneville Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 4 recall campaigns for the Pontiac Bonneville, across 3 model years from 2000 to 2003. The 2003 has the most (2); the fewest among years with a recall is 2003 (2).
- Model years
- 3
- Recall campaigns
- 4
- Most recalls
- 2003
- Owner complaints
- 541
2000–2003, with a recall
2 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 541 complaints with NHTSA about the Pontiac Bonneville across 6 model years; the most, 214, concern the 2000.
Owners marked a crash on 20 of the Pontiac Bonneville complaints (4%) and a fire on 51.
Across all Pontiac Bonneville model years, owners name the steering most often (at least 120 complaints), then the electrical system (87).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Pontiac Bonneville in 2004: 85, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Pontiac Bonneville is air bags: frontal, in 2 model-year listings.
The newest Pontiac Bonneville recall, 04V090000, was reported on February 24, 2004 and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery.
NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2001 Pontiac Bonneville, model year owners have filed complaints about.
Pontiac Bonneville years to avoid
Too few Pontiac Bonneville 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 Bonneville years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Pontiac Bonneville
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL2
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY2
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY1
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS1
Pontiac Bonneville model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Pontiac Bonneville recall campaign (4)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04V090000February 24, 2004 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery | 2000 | fire | 910,873 |
| 03V238000July 1, 2003 | fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly | 2002–2003 | fire | 102,212 |
| 02V222000August 9, 2002 | air bags: frontal | 2002–2003 | injury | 133,221 |
| 00V114000April 17, 2000 | service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components | 2000 | — | 8,132 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Pontiac Bonneville. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: July 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted