General Motors LLC: Electrical System › Software
General Motors LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 28, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 317,572. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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."
The risk
Without audible indicators, the driver may leave the key in the ignition, increasing the risk of theft.
The remedy
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.
11 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Chevrolet Sonic | 48 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2016 Chevrolet Trax | 120 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 2015 Chevrolet Sonic | 114 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 2015 Chevrolet Spark | 77 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 Chevrolet Trax | 96 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| 2014 Chevrolet Sonic | 150 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 2014 Chevrolet Spark | 172 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 2014 Chevrolet Trax | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Chevrolet Sonic | 217 | 6 | 4 | 24 |
| 2013 Chevrolet Spark | 146 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 2013 Chevrolet Trax | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 16V257000.
Full record for the 2016 Chevrolet Sonic → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →