The Recall Desk

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Chevrolet Aveo

2 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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All years2009–2010 · 1 recall2004–2008 · 1 recall

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·14V460000·2014-07-29

    GM Recalls 2009-2010 Chevrolet Aveo and Pontiac G3 for Brake Defect

    General Motors is recalling 2009-2010 Chevrolet Aveo and 2009 Pontiac G3 vehicles because brake fluid may corrode ABS valves, potentially reducing braking performance.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET, PONTIAC AVEO, G3
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

  • 2010Not rated by NHTSA

    2 trims tested for 2010; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov
  • 2009Not rated by NHTSA

    2 trims tested for 2009; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov
  • 2008Not rated by NHTSA

    2 trims tested for 2008; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov
  • 2007Not rated by NHTSA

    2 trims tested for 2007; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • PE20011 Preliminary Evaluation · fuel/propulsion system
  • EA08005 Engineering Analysis · engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:emission control:crankcase (pcv)
  • PE07051 Preliminary Evaluation · engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:emission control:crankcase (pcv)

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2005 · engine — 72 complaints, median 63,000 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2007 · airbags — 71 complaints, median 55,000 mi
    Includes 2 alleging a death. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2006 · electrical — 58 complaints, median 77,339 mi
    Includes 11 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2005 · electrical — 58 complaints, median 86,000 mi
    Includes 11 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2008 · airbags — 51 complaints, median 59,747 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.

Technical service bulletins

1,065 manufacturer service bulletins across 14 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2012: 4.8/5 · 1 complaints
  • 2011: 4.0/5 · 77 complaints · most complained-of: engine
  • 2010: 3.9/5 · 66 complaints · most complained-of: engine
  • 2009: 3.7/5 · 169 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2008: 3.7/5 · 163 complaints · most complained-of: airbags

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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