2015 Chevrolet Cruze: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2015 Chevrolet Cruze. The newest campaign is 16V502000. NHTSA received the report on 5 Jul 2016. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Ignition. NHTSA has 252 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 16V502000, in the NHTSA record
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and if necessary replace the key cylinder lock housing, free of charge. The recall began on October 14, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Buick 1-800-521-7300, and GMC 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 50490 and 50491.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
4 campaigns, newest first. 10,125 units in total.
- 16V502000Electrical System / Ignition
- 15V876000Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage
- 15V442000Steering
- 15V113000Parking Brake
16V502000Received . 8,367 units.
Electrical System / Ignition
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Buick Verano and 2016 Chevrolet Malibu as the electronic park lock lever may allow the ignition key to be removed without the transmission being in PARK. Also, certain 2013 Buick Encore, 2011 Buick Regal, 2013-2014 Buick Verano, 2011-2016 Chevrolet Cruze, 2010-2013 Chevrolet Equinox 2013-2015 Chevrolet Malibu, and 2011-2013 GMC Terrain vehicles may have been serviced with similar defective replacement electronic park lock levers. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the key is removed without the transmission in PARK, the vehicle may rollaway as occupants are exiting, increasing the risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and if necessary replace the key cylinder lock housing, free of charge. The recall began on October 14, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Buick 1-800-521-7300, and GMC 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 50490 and 50491.
Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 50490, 50491. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
15V876000Received . 15 units.
Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Cruze vehicles manufactured September 24, 2014, to May 29, 2015. In the affected vehicles, one of the driver-side seat belt assembly bolts may not be properly tightened.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An insufficiently torqued bolt may prevent the seat belt from holding the required load in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and tighten the bolts, free of charge. The recall began on January 27, 2016 Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 15777.
Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 15777. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
15V442000Received . 10 units.
Steering
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Chevrolet Cruze vehicles manufactured November 8, 2013, to March 12, 2015, and 2015 Chevrolet Volt vehicles manufactured April 11, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the inner tie rod may not be tightened to specification allowing the tie rod to separate from the steering gear.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Separation of the tie rod from the steering gear could result in the loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering gear assembly, free of charge. The recall began on July 28, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 15386.
Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 15386. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
15V113000Received . 1,733 units.
Parking Brake
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Cruze vehicles manufactured February 4, 2015, to February 9, 2015. The left-rear or right-rear parking brake cable brackets may not have been properly fastened during the assembly process. As a result, the fastening bolts may back out completely, causing the parking brake bracket to separate and the parking brake to not hold the vehicle in place. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 135, "Light Vehicle Brake Systems."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the parking brake bracket separates, the parking brake may not hold the vehicle, increasing the risk of a vehicle roll away and a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the left-rear and right-rear parking brake brackets bolts, tightening them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began in March 24, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 15135.
Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 15135. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
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Complaints by component
252 complaints, 385 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2015 Chevrolet Cruze
- All 2015 vehicles
| Component | 2015 Cruze | All 2015 vehicles | Cruze, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | 257.1 | 153.4 | 217.4 | 99 |
| Electrical System | 127.3 | 114.1 | 131.6 | 49 |
| Unknown or Other | 119.5 | 100 | 81 | 46 |
| Power Train | 96.1 | 125.6 | 117.1 | 37 |
| Electronic Stability Control (ESC) | 77.9 | 15.8 | 63.9 | 30 |
| Steering | 62.3 | 63.9 | 65.1 | 24 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 59.7 | 41.8 | 43.7 | 23 |
| Air Bags | 51.9 | 56.3 | 45.1 | 20 |
| Service Brakes | 44.2 | 60.9 | 59.6 | 17 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 26 | 32.7 | 40.9 | 10 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 20.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 20
- Complaints that report a fire
- 4
- Injuries in the complaints
- 13
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 20 Sep 2026
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2015 Chevrolet CruzeThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2015 Chevrolet Cruze: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/cruze/2015/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- General Motors LLC
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2015 Chevrolet Cruze?
- 10,125 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Chevrolet Cruze have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 26 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Cruze, model years 2010 to 2019. 4 of them name the 2015 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2015 Chevrolet Cruze name most often?
- Engine: 99 of 385 component mentions, or 257.1 per 1,000. For all 2015 vehicles the figure is 153.4 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2015 Chevrolet Cruze open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.