2016 Chevrolet Spark
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Coverage held for this vehicle
- OFFICIAL ACTION 1 US Recalls
- MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION 752 Manufacturer Bulletins
- INVESTIGATION 1 Investigations
- CONSUMER REPORT 28 Consumer Complaints
- CANADIAN RECALL 1 Canada Recalls
These are counts of distinct official records held locally. They are not combined into any score, and a record count is not a failure rate. A zero means no record is held here, not that none exists.
US Recalls
NHTSA Recall US
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17V307000 2017-05-09
Recall 17V307000
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…
Recorded model years: 2016
A further 9 records exist for the Chevrolet Spark where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
Campaign applicability can depend on build date, equipment and market, and a remedy may already have been completed. Confirm any campaign against the official record using the VIN.
Manufacturer Bulletins
NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US
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11035340 2026-07-21
PIT5099J
PI to help diagnose A/C concern
Recorded model years: 2016
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11030974 2026-04-01
PIT3271Q
This preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available.
Recorded model years: 2016
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11030091 2026-03-09
PIP4902V
This preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email GDS2 session logs into Technical Assistance.
Recorded model years: 2016
Showing 3 of 752 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.
A further 2,011 records exist for the Chevrolet Spark where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.
Investigations
NHTSA Investigation US
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EA21002 2021-09-17
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during…
Recorded model years: 2016
A further 1 records exist for the Chevrolet Spark where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.
Canada Recalls
Transport Canada Recall CA
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2017249 2017-05-10
Transport Canada recall 2017249
Certain vehicles may fail to comply with the requirements of Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) 208 - Occupant Protection in Frontal Impacts. During testing using unbelted, out-of-position 3-year-old and 6-year-old test dummies in the front passenger seating position, the dummies were subjected to axial neck force greater than permitted by the standard. Although it is unsafe and unadvisable for…
Recorded model years: 2016
A further 8 records exist for the Chevrolet Spark where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.
Consumer Complaints
NHTSA Complaint US
28 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.
Outcomes stated in those reports
- reports mentioning a crash 1
- reports mentioning a fire 1
- reported injuries 1
Outcomes as stated by the person who filed the report. They are not verified, not adjudicated, and carry no exposure denominator, so they cannot be turned into a rate.
By system
- Brakes10 (27.8%)
- Electrical system5 (13.9%)Official recall records for this system: 5, covering model years 2013–2015.
- Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)4 (11.1%)
- Air bags (restraint system)2 (5.6%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 2013–2019.
- Engine2 (5.6%)
- Fuel system2 (5.6%)
- Steering2 (5.6%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2014.
- Visibility (glass, wipers, mirrors)2 (5.6%)
Other / uncategorized: 5 classifications (13.9%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.
A single report can name several systems, so these figures overlap and must not be added together — their sum is larger than the report total above.
A further 502 complaint records exist for this vehicle where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.