22V640000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
A hood latch failure can result in the vehicle's hood opening unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a crash.
2013 CHEVROLET SPARK
5 safety recall campaigns, 224 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns5
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints224
Complaints citing a crash18
Complaints citing a fire3
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 5 of 5
16V422000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
Without audible indicators, the driver may not fasten their seatbelt, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
16V257000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
Without audible indicators, the driver may leave the key in the ignition, increasing the risk of theft.
14V593000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
If the secondary hood latch corrodes causing the latch to be stuck out of position, and the primary hood latch is not engaged, the hood could unexpectedly open while driving, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
14V298000
AIR BAGS
If the air bag does not to deploy in the event of a crash, there is an increased risk of injury to the front passenger.
What owners report most
- 35ENGINE
- 34POWER TRAIN
- 33ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 20UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 14VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 13AIR BAGS
- 10FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 9SERVICE BRAKES
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2013 CHEVROLET SPARKs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.