The 2014 Chevrolet Spark Ev has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 3,801,533 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes. Last updated July 5, 2026.
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Chevrolet Spark and 2014-2015 Chevrolet Spark EV vehicles. The secondary hood latch may corrode at the latch pivot, preventing the hood latch from properly engaging.
Consequence
A hood latch failure can result in the vehicle's hood opening unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the hood striker assembly and hood latch assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 12, 2023. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is A222359300. This recall supersedes and expands NHTSA recall number 14V-593. …
SEAT BELTS17V4370002017-07-1040,683 affected
Defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse and Chevrolet Spark EV, Caprice PPV and SS vehicles, 2014-2017 Buick Encore and Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles, 2015-2016 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Tahoe, Trax, Suburban and Silverado…
Consequence
A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2017. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer…
AIR BAGS16V6510002016-09-083,640,162 affected
Defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit…
Consequence
A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer…
Complaints by component
SERVICE BRAKES
3
1injuries
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1
POWER TRAIN
1
Total complaints5
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“While driving on a city street, regen stopped working and braking stopped functioning to a point of almost crashing. Almost immediately following the regen issues, the service stabilitrack warning displayed on the dash along with the abs and brake lights going on. Even at less than 5mph in a…”
“When attempting to park the vehicle I place it in park without issue while the vehicle is on. Once I then attempt to turn the vehicle off an error appears stating "shift to park. This is despite the fact that it has been in park without any issue prior to attempting to turn the vehicle off. The…”
“I was driving my spark ev to the dealer around 1:45pm on 12/29/2016 for them to fix the non-functioning heat, the airbag pretensioner recall, and failure to fast-charge. I was traveling straight at about 25 mph on a residential street. When the car in front of me stopped I tried to stop but the…”
“The brakes on the car stopped working at full power, it took 5x longer for the car to come to a complete stop. Took to dealer, did recall repairs. Same symptoms returned after several days of normal operation. When the brakes start to loose full braking power there are many warning lights that…”
“The brakes on the car stopped working at full power, it took 5x longer for the car to come to a complete stop. Took to dealer, did recall repairs. Same symptoms returned after several days of normal operation. When the brakes start to loose full braking power there are many warning lights that…”
Defect investigations
InvestigationDP22005 Opened 2023-01-27 · closed 2023-08-07
Pedestrian alert sounds
NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2014 Chevrolet Spark Ev as of
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