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Pontiac Solstice Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 6 recall campaigns for the Pontiac Solstice, across 4 model years from 2006 to 2009. The 2008 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2009 (4).

Model years
4

2006–2009, with a recall

Recall campaigns
6
Most recalls
2008

5 recalls

Owner complaints
728

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 728 complaints with NHTSA about the Pontiac Solstice across 4 model years; the most, 290, concern the 2007.

Owners marked a crash on 28 of the Pontiac Solstice complaints (4%) and a fire on 3.

Across all Pontiac Solstice model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 535 complaints), then the electrical system (76).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Pontiac Solstice in 2014: 155, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Pontiac Solstice is air bags, in 4 model-year listings.

The newest Pontiac Solstice recall, 17V061000, was reported on January 26, 2017 and concerns the air bags: sensor: occupant classification.

Pontiac Solstice years to avoid

Too few Pontiac Solstice model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 3 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 Solstice, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
20094361not ranked
2008515936not ranked
2007529022not ranked
2006524332not ranked

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

What gets recalled most on the Pontiac Solstice

  • AIR BAGS4
  • AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION4
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION4
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH4
  • POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL2
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE1

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

Every Pontiac Solstice recall campaign (6)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Pontiac Solstice, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
17V061000January 26, 2017air bags: sensor: occupant classification2006–2009crash and injury91,007
14V171000April 10, 2014electrical system: ignition2006–2009crash and injury2,191,014
14V047000February 10, 2014air bags2006–2009crash and injury2,190,934
07V589000December 20, 2007power train: axle assembly: axle shaft: seal2006–2007crash275,936
07V454000September 26, 2007seat belts: front: anchorage2008crash and injury1,482
14E021000electrical system: ignition: switch2006–2009crash and injury—

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

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Newest record on this page: September 30, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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