2017 Chevrolet Cruze: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2017 Chevrolet Cruze. The newest campaign is 18V304000. NHTSA received the report on 10 May 2018. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline. NHTSA has 201 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, 18V304000, in the NHTSA record
GM will notify owners, and dealers will install a lock-ring on the fuel tank that will shield the fuel tank vapor pressure sensor from damage in a rear-impact crash, free of charge. The recall began June 7, 2018. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 18159.
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
2 campaigns, newest first. 129,163 units in total.
18V304000Received . 111,966 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Chevrolet Cruze LS vehicles, equipped with a gasoline engine and a tire inflator kit instead of a spare tire. The vehicles may leak gasoline following a rear-impact crash and a rollover. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 301, "Fuel System Integrity."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A fuel leak, in the presence of an ignition source, increases the risk of a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
GM will notify owners, and dealers will install a lock-ring on the fuel tank that will shield the fuel tank vapor pressure sensor from damage in a rear-impact crash, free of charge. The recall began June 7, 2018. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 18159.
Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 18159. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
17V057000Received . 17,197 units.
Seats / Front Assembly / Head Restraint
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Chevrolet Cruze vehicles. A bracket used in the driver or front passenger seat-back recliner mechanism may have been incorrectly welded to the seat-back frame, as a result, in the event of a crash, the head-restraints may not function properly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 202a, "Head Restraints."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In a crash, the seat-backs for the front seats may break, increasing the risk of injury to the occupants.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front passenger seats, replacing any with seat-back frames that are incorrectly welded, free of charge. The recall began on February 28, 2017. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 17035.
Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 17035. 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.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
201 complaints, 295 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.
- 2017 Chevrolet Cruze
- All 2017 vehicles
| Component | 2017 Cruze | All 2017 vehicles | Cruze, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | 247.5 | 194.5 | 217.4 | 73 |
| Power Train | 132.2 | 118.2 | 117.1 | 39 |
| Electrical System | 111.9 | 118 | 131.6 | 33 |
| Unknown or Other | 105.1 | 103.9 | 81 | 31 |
| Service Brakes | 61 | 54.7 | 59.6 | 18 |
| Structure | 54.2 | 38.8 | 16.2 | 16 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 50.8 | 47.6 | 43.7 | 15 |
| Exterior Lighting | 40.7 | 20.3 | 13.5 | 12 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 33.9 | 29 | 40.9 | 10 |
| Electronic Stability Control (ESC) | 23.7 | 9.3 | 63.9 | 7 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 23.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 8
- Complaints that report a fire
- 6
- Injuries in the complaints
- 5
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 20 May 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 2017 Chevrolet CruzeThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2017 Chevrolet Cruze: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/cruze/2017/. 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 2017 Chevrolet Cruze?
- 129,163 units in 2 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. 2 of them name the 2017 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2017 Chevrolet Cruze name most often?
- Engine: 73 of 295 component mentions, or 247.5 per 1,000. For all 2017 vehicles the figure is 194.5 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2017 Chevrolet Cruze open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.