Chevrolet Cobalt Recalls

What this means

NHTSA lists 10 recall campaigns covering at least one Chevrolet Cobalt model year (2005–2010). Each campaign below shows the model years it covers, the official NHTSA text and the share of vehicles repaired so far.

Data summary generated from official records. Methodology Data: NHTSA, DOT, EPA · Refreshed Oct 6, 2026

Which model years each campaign covers

Chevrolet Cobalt recall campaigns (rows) by model year covered (columns), 2005–2010
Campaign	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
15V500000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered
14V171000 Electrical	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered
14V153000 Steering	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered
14V047000 Air bag	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered
12V459000 Fuel pump	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered
10V073000 Steering	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered
09V419000 Fuel pump	not covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
09V073000 Power train	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered
07V014000 Structure	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
04V560000 Lighting	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered

● = the campaign lists this model year. Source: NHTSA recalls file, retrieved Oct 6, 2026.

All 10 campaigns, newest first

Listed for 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 15V500000 Filed Aug 10, 2015

Improperly Routed Side Impact Wire Harness

Air bags · side/window

55.8% repairedof 59,474 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 15V500000

Listed for 2005–2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 14V171000 Filed Apr 10, 2014

Key Can Be Removed when Ignition is not Off

Electrical system · ignition

71.6% repairedof 2,191,014 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 14V171000

Listed for 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 14V153000 Filed Mar 31, 2014

Sudden Loss of Electric Power Steering

Steering · electric power assist system

60.1% repairedof 1,373,177 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 14V153000

Listed for 2005–2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 14V047000 Filed Feb 10, 2014

Ignition Switch may Turn Off

Air bags

71.7% repairedof 2,190,934 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 14V047000

Listed for 2007, 2008, 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 12V459000 Filed Sep 19, 2012

Fuel Pump Module May Crack

Fuel system, gasoline · delivery · fuel pump

Repair progress not yet reported49,768 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 12V459000

Listed for 2005–2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 10V073000 Filed Mar 3, 2010

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING

Steering · electric power assist system

Repair progress not yet reported1,050,889 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 10V073000

Listed for 2006, 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 09V419000 Filed Oct 29, 2009

FUEL PUMP MODULE

Fuel system, gasoline · delivery · fuel pump

Repair progress not yet reported69,139 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 09V419000

Listed for 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 09V073000 Filed Mar 6, 2009

SHIFT LEVER INDICATOR/FMVSS 102 & FMVSS 114

Power train · automatic transmission · lever and linkage · column shift

Repair progress not yet reported276,729 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 09V073000

Listed for 2005, 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 07V014000 Filed Jan 18, 2007

FMVSS 201/HEADLINER TRIM

Structure

Repair progress not yet reported98,707 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 07V014000

Listed for 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 04V560000 Filed Nov 22, 2004

GM/CHEVROLET/FMVSS 108/HEADLAMP BULB

Exterior lighting · headlights

Repair progress not yet reported1,378 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 04V560000

Where to next

Chevrolet Cobalt problems by yearModel overview →Which Cobalt years drew the fewest complaints?Best & worst years →Have a VIN? Decode itVIN decoder →

How this page was madeSources, processing, limits, review and changes

Data sources

NHTSA recalls by vehicle
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
US DOT recall completion rates (data.transportation.gov)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA ODI owner complaints
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA NCAP 5-Star Safety Ratings
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EPA fuel economy data (licence confirmation pending)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EIA weekly retail gasoline prices
Weekly, all taxes included

Processing

Complaints are counted per component. One complaint can list several, so component totals add up to more than the total.
Fuel cost = miles per year ÷ EPA combined mpg × EIA weekly price for your region.

Limitations

Complaint counts are owner reports, not verified findings or failure rates. There is no sales denominator.
Recall campaigns are listed for the model year. Only NHTSA and the automaker know whether a specific car was repaired.
Recent model years are still collecting reports.

Review

Data compiled automatically from the official files listed here.

Changelog

2026-10-06 Data refreshed from the official files.

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