The 2015 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 10 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
5
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
3
AIR BAGS
1
POWER TRAIN
1
Total complaints10
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Context: it was a wet evening here in portland, or (8:15pm pdt, april 13th) and I was getting new tires the following week, so I didn't care about the longevity of the tires. Also, what I experienced was something I read online before buying the spark. I made a legal u-turn to get to the entrance…”
“Context: it was a wet evening here in portland, or (8:15pm pdt, april 13th) and I was getting new tires the following week, so I didn't care about the longevity of the tires. Also, what I experienced was something I read online before buying the spark. I made a legal u-turn to get to the entrance…”
“On stationary car start, simultaneously received a service airbag warning and service stabilitrak warning.”
“On stationary car start, simultaneously received a service airbag warning and service stabilitrak warning.”
“While driving normally, the "service stabilitrac" warning appears followed immediately by a "service brake assist" warning. Then the brake pedal requires extreme effort to slow or stop the car. The regenerative braking is also disabled. After stopping the car, the car can be turned off and then…”
“While driving normally, the "service stabilitrac" warning appears followed immediately by a "service brake assist" warning. Then the brake pedal requires extreme effort to slow or stop the car. The regenerative braking is also disabled. After stopping the car, the car can be turned off and then…”
“Complete brake failure with my 17 year old daughter driving. She needed to swerve into a curve to slow down before approaching busy intersection. We know of at least 4 other identical issues with brake failure at our dealership alone with one owner having brake failure 3 separate times on the same…”
“Two warnings flashed: "service stabilitrac" followed by "service brake assist." immediately afterwards there was a complete brake failure while in motion on a city street. Luckily we were on a slight incline and there wasn't much traffic so we were able to safely navigate the car into a parking…”
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…
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FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2015 Chevrolet Spark Ev as of
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