The 2007 Chevrolet Optra has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 78 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SEAT BELTS07V3280002007-07-2078 affected
Defect
CERTAIN VEHICLES LOCATED IN GUAM AND SAIPAN WERE BUILT WITH A SEAT BELT BUCKLE WITH AN IMPROPER ULTRASONIC WELD OF THE SPRING RIB AND FIXATION RIB OF BUCKLE UNDERCOVER IN BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS. A SPRING RIB OR FIXATION RIB COULD BREAK AND REMAIN INSIDE THE BUCKLE, AND THE SEAT BELT TONGUE MAY NOT BE INSERTED INTO…
Consequence
THESE BUCKLE MALFUNCTIONS COULD PREVENT A PERSON FROM USING THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM, AND RISK OF INJURY TO AN UNBELTED PERSON IN A CRASH WOULD BE INCREASED.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 2, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GM DAEWOO AT 1-671-648-8453.
Complaints by component
ENGINE
1
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
POWER TRAIN
1
Total complaints3
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Since last year I have had problems with my car when it is on the road specifically going up a hill it would lose power and it slows down and then it turns off while running. Which is very dangerous because sometimes the car behind me come very close to crashing against me. We took the car to a gm…”
“Since last year I have had problems with my car when it is on the road specifically going up a hill it would lose power and it slows down and then it turns off while running. Which is very dangerous because sometimes the car behind me come very close to crashing against me. We took the car to a gm…”
“Since last year I have had problems with my car when it is on the road specifically going up a hill it would lose power and it slows down and then it turns off while running. Which is very dangerous because sometimes the car behind me come very close to crashing against me. We took the car to a gm…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2007 Chevrolet Optra as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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