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4 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.
General Motors is recalling 2014 Chevrolet Sonic vehicles because a steering column electrical issue may limit air bag deployment in severe crashes.
General Motors is recalling 2013-2014 Chevrolet Sonic vehicles due to insufficient welds on the front fuel tank strap bracket, which may separate and cause a fuel leak or fire.
General Motors is recalling specific 2012-2014 Buick and Chevrolet vehicles because insulation on the engine block heater cord can damage in cold weather, exposing wires.
General Motors is recalling certain 2013-2016 Chevrolet Sonic, Trax, and Spark vehicles because the radio software may fail to provide an audible warning chime, increasing the risk of vehicle theft.
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.
2 trims tested for 2014; overall ratings can differ by trim.
View on NHTSA.govSource: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.
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.
792 manufacturer service bulletins across 9 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.
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.