NHTSA Safety Recalls
Pontiac Torrent Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 4 recall campaigns for the Pontiac Torrent, across 1 model year from 2007 to 2007.
- Model years
- 1
- Recall campaigns
- 4
- Most recalls
- 2007
- Owner complaints
- 625
2007–2007, with a recall
4 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 625 complaints with NHTSA about the Pontiac Torrent across 4 model years; the most, 243, concern the 2007.
Owners marked a crash on 23 of the Pontiac Torrent complaints (4%) and a fire on 15.
Across all Pontiac Torrent model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 106 complaints), then the air bags (105).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Pontiac Torrent in 2014: 101, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Pontiac Torrent is air bags, in 1 model-year listing.
The newest Pontiac Torrent recall, 12V459000, was reported on September 19, 2012 and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump.
Pontiac Torrent years to avoid
Too few Pontiac Torrent 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
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 | 17 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2008 | 0 | 125 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2007 | 4 | 243 | 40 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Pontiac Torrent years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Pontiac Torrent
- AIR BAGS1
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE1
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP1
- VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD1
Pontiac Torrent model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Pontiac Torrent recall campaign (4)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12V459000September 19, 2012 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2007 | fire | 49,768 |
| 07V520000November 7, 2007 | air bags | 2007 | crash and injury | 57,100 |
| 07V344000August 7, 2007 | air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive | 2007 | crash and injury | 437 |
| 07V242000June 13, 2007 | visibility: windshield | 2007 | crash and injury | 6,213 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Pontiac Torrent. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: May 1, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted