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Pontiac G8 Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 4 recall campaigns for the Pontiac G8, across 2 model years from 2008 to 2009. The 2009 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2009 (4).

Model years
2

2008–2009, with a recall

Recall campaigns
4
Most recalls
2009

4 recalls

Owner complaints
216

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 216 complaints with NHTSA about the Pontiac G8 across 3 model years; the most, 144, concern the 2009.

Owners marked a crash on 8 of the Pontiac G8 complaints (4%) and a fire on 2.

Across all Pontiac G8 model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 94 complaints), then the electrical system (34).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Pontiac G8 in 2015: 34, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Pontiac G8 is air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive, in 2 model-year listings.

The newest Pontiac G8 recall, 15V399000, was reported on June 23, 2015 and concerns the seat belts.

Pontiac G8 years to avoid

Too few Pontiac G8 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 2 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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Pontiac G8, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2010010not ranked
2009414439not ranked
200847122not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Pontiac G8 years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Pontiac G8

  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE2
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION2
  • SEAT BELTS2
  • SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE2

Pontiac G8 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Pontiac G8 recall campaign (4)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Pontiac G8, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
15V399000June 23, 2015seat belts2008–2009crash and injury47,042
14V540000September 9, 2014electrical system: ignition2008–2009crash and injury47,043
11V534000November 4, 2011air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive2008–2009crash and injury38,444
09V172000May 21, 2009service brakes, air: antilock: control unit/module2008–2009crash35,038

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Pontiac G8. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 9, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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