14V440000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
If the lower control arm bolts are not tightened properly, the lower control arm may separate from the steering knuckle while driving, causing a loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.
2014 CHEVROLET SPARK
6 safety recall campaigns, 1 carrying NHTSA's "park it" advisory, 272 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
Do not drive
1 campaign covering the 2014 CHEVROLET SPARK carries NHTSA’s “park it” advisory — the federal government telling owners to stop driving the vehicle until the remedy has been performed. Whether it was performed on any particular car is not something NHTSA publishes in a form anyone can query; a franchised dealer can run the VIN and print the record in a minute, and the repair is free.
The record
Recall campaigns6
Park it1stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints272
Complaints citing a crash21
Complaints citing a fire0
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 6 of 6
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.
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.
15V416000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
Without audible indicators, the driver may leave the key in the ignition, increasing the risk of theft. If a driver or front passenger does not buckle their seat belt, there would be no chime to remind them to fasten their seat belts. If a driver or passenger does not buckle their seat belt there is an increased risk that they will be injured in a crash.
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.
What owners report most
- 50ENGINE
- 47POWER TRAIN
- 38ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 25VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 16UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 16FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 13AIR BAGS
- 10STRUCTURE:BODY
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2014 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.