9 NHTSA safety recalls cover the Pontiac Vibe, across model years 2009–2010. Every recall repair is free at any Pontiac dealer.
Is yours affected? Check your Vibe by VIN — or pick your model year below for every recall, complaint and fix.
Recalls and owner complaints by model year
Of the Pontiac Vibe model years, the 2010 drew the most owner complaints (58).
Recalls: NHTSA campaigns covering each Pontiac Vibe model year on this page. Complaints: owner reports filed with NHTSA for that model year, including trims and variants sold under the model name (e.g. an F-150 page counts F-150 Raptor). Separate scales: compare the shape, not the heights across panels.
| Model year | Recalls | Owner complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 8 | no data |
| 2010 | 8 | 58 |
| 2011 | 0 | no data |
| 2012 | 0 | no data |
| 2013 | 0 | no data |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 |
What these recalls fix, grouped by the vehicle system NHTSA files them under:
Toyota is recalling 14,585 2010-2012 Yaris vehicles and 3,347 2010 Pontiac Vibe vehicles due to potential air bag inflator explosions causing serious injury or death.
Toyota recalls 2013 GX460 vehicles with potentially dangerous air bag inflators that could explode during crashes, risking serious injury or death. Owners must contact Toyota or Pontiac for repairs.
Toyota is recalling 2012 Lexus ES350 vehicles with potential air bag inflator rupture causing serious injury or death. Owners must contact Toyota or Pontiac for free air bag replacement.
When the Pontiac Vibe recalls were issued, by year — a cluster usually means one defect recalled in stages or across a platform.
Owners have filed 59 complaints with NHTSA about the Pontiac Vibe; the most reported area is air bags. These are reports, not recalls: they are how NHTSA spots defects.
See Pontiac Vibe complaints, TSBs and investigations by year →
We have 9 NHTSA safety recalls on record for the Pontiac Vibe, covering model years 2009–2010. The most recent was issued Sep 1, 2018 (Air Bags).
The 2010 Pontiac Vibe has the most, with 8 recalls on record. Every model year with a recall is listed on this page with links to each one.
By system: Air Bags (5), Vehicle Speed Control (2), Visibility (1), Service Brakes, Hydraulic (1).
None of these recalls carries an NHTSA do-not-drive or park-outside warning, but each fixes a safety defect, so book the free repair promptly.
Run a VIN recall check: enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact year, then confirm at NHTSA.gov which are still unrepaired on your vehicle. Any Pontiac dealer can also look it up.
Yes. Federal law requires Pontiac to fix safety recalls free of charge at any authorized Pontiac dealer, regardless of the vehicle’s age or how many owners it has had.