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2016 Chevrolet Spark: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2016 Chevrolet Spark. The campaign is 17V307000. NHTSA received the report on 9 May 2017. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module. NHTSA has 28 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of campaign 17V307000, in the NHTSA record

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger air bag module, free of charge. The recall began July 5, 2017. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 17199.
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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 55,068 units in total.

  1. 17V307000Received . 55,068 units.

    Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Chevrolet Spark vehicles. In the event of a crash, if a young child is seated improperly and not wearing a seat belt while in the front passenger seat, deployment of the front passenger air bag may injure the occupant's neck. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a crash with a frontal air bag deployment, an unbelted child in the front passenger seat has an increased risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger air bag module, free of charge. The recall began July 5, 2017. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 17199.

    Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 17199. 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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Complaints by component

28 complaints, 36 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2016 Chevrolet Spark: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Service Brakes10
Unknown or Other5
Electrical System5
Power Train4
Visibility/Wiper2
Engine2
Steering2
Air Bags2
Fuel/Propulsion System2
Exterior Lighting1

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 11.

Complaints that report a crash
1
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
1
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
10 Dec 2025

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.

Complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Spark, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2019, with 6 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2016 Chevrolet Spark
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA21002Engineering analysisDesiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureAir Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module17 Sep 2021Open

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. 20135
  2. 20146
  3. 20155
  4. 20161
  5. 20171
  6. 20180
  7. 20191
  8. 20200
  9. 20210
  10. 20220

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 Spark: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/spark/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
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 2016 Chevrolet Spark?
55,068 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Chevrolet Spark have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 9 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Spark, model years 2013 to 2022. 1 of them names the 2016 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Spark name most often?
Service Brakes: 10 of 36 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2016 Chevrolet Spark open?
1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 1 that name this model year.