23V516000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
2013 CHEVROLET SONIC
6 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation (1 open), 322 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns6
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations11 open
Owner complaints322
Complaints citing a crash39
Complaints citing a fire4
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 6
16V257000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
Without audible indicators, the driver may leave the key in the ignition, increasing the risk of theft.
14V417000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
Exposed wires increase the risk of electrical shock and personal injury if the cord is handled while it is plugged in.
13V464000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
If the front fuel tank strap bracket separates, the increased load may lead to the failure of the other tank support. As a result, the fuel tank may come loose from the vehicle causing a fuel leak. A fuel leak, in the presence of an ignition source, may result in a fire.
13V220000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
If the brake lamps flash when the vehicle is not slowing, a following driver may not adjust vehicle speed when the vehicle is in fact braking, and the brake lamps are illuminating as intended, increasing the risk of a crash.
12V454000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
If the driver is not aware that the turn signal is not functioning and does not have the light repaired, other drivers may not be alerted that the vehicle is turning, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 55ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 55ENGINE
- 45UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 38POWER TRAIN
- 25AIR BAGS
- 13STEERING
- 13FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 12ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2013 CHEVROLET SONICs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.