Recall Register

2016 Chevrolet Sonic: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2016 Chevrolet Sonic. The newest campaign is 16V422000. NHTSA received the report on 10 Jun 2016. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Software. NHTSA has no complaint 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, 16V422000, in the NHTSA record

GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the radio software, free of charge. The recall began on July 22, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 45340.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 336,352 units in total.

  1. 16V422000Received . 18,780 units.

    Electrical System / Software

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Chevrolet Sonic and Trax, and 2013-2015 Spark vehicles equipped with a Bring Your Own Media radio. The affected radios may fail to provide an audible warning chime when the driver fails to fasten their seatbelt or if the driver leaves the key in the ignition. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 208 "Occupant Crash Protection" and 114 "Theft Protection."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Without audible indicators, the driver may not fasten their seatbelt, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the radio software, free of charge. The recall began on July 22, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 45340.

    Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 45340. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 16V257000Received . 317,572 units.

    Electrical System / Software

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Chevrolet Sonic and Trax vehicles and 2013-2015 Chevrolet Spark vehicles equipped with a Bring Your Own Media radio. The affected radios may fail to provide an audible warning chime when the driver, after turning off the ignition and leaving the key in the cylinder, waits 10 minutes or longer to open the door. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114 "Theft Protection."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Without audible indicators, the driver may leave the key in the ignition, increasing the risk of theft.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the radio software, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 17130.

    Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 17130. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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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

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

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.

  1. 20127
  2. 20136
  3. 20144
  4. 20153
  5. 20162
  6. 20181

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2016 Chevrolet Sonic: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/sonic/2016/. 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
29 Mar 2018
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 2016 Chevrolet Sonic?
336,352 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 Sonic have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 16 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Sonic, model years 2012 to 2018. 2 of them name the 2016 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2016 Chevrolet Sonic open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.