NHTSA campaign 14V171000 · Manufacturer campaign 14113,14133
General Motors LLC Recall 14V-171: Key Can Be Removed when Ignition is not Off
NHTSA recall 14V171000 (Manufacturer campaign 14113,14133) was reported by General Motors LLC on April 10, 2014, with 2,191,014 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Cobalt, Chevrolet HHR, Pontiac Solstice and more for model years 2003–2011. Owners were notified on April 18, 2014, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 14V171000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 14V171000 (also written 14V-171 or 14V171)
- Filed by
- General Motors LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 14113,14133
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2,191,014 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Ignition
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 71.62% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14V171000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Cobalt
- 2005 · Vehicles built August 3, 2004 – June 17, 2005 (per NHTSA)
- 2006 · Vehicles built April 5, 2005 – June 9, 2006 (per NHTSA)
- 2007 · Vehicles built April 20, 2006 – August 16, 2007 (per NHTSA)
- 2008 · Vehicles built May 29, 2007 – June 26, 2008 (per NHTSA)
- 2009 · Vehicles built April 15, 2008 – August 11, 2009 (per NHTSA)
- 2010 · Vehicles built April 16, 2009 – June 23, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Chevrolet HHR
- 2006 · Vehicles built April 11, 2005 – June 22, 2006 (per NHTSA)
- 2007 · Vehicles built May 15, 2006 – June 23, 2007 (per NHTSA)
- 2008 · Vehicles built May 1, 2007 – June 26, 2008 (per NHTSA)
- 2009 · Vehicles built April 8, 2008 – June 18, 2009 (per NHTSA)
- 2010 · Vehicles built April 20, 2009 – June 15, 2010 (per NHTSA)
- 2011 · Vehicles built April 22, 2010 – May 27, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Pontiac
Pontiac G5
Pontiac Solstice
- 2006 · Vehicles built March 16, 2005 – June 23, 2006 (per NHTSA)
- 2007 · Vehicles built June 5, 2006 – June 15, 2007 (per NHTSA)
- 2008 · Vehicles built April 24, 2007 – June 19, 2008 (per NHTSA)
- 2009 · Vehicles built April 17, 2008 – July 28, 2009 (per NHTSA)
- 2010 · Vehicles built April 21, 2009 – May 28, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Saturn
Saturn Ion
- 2003 · Vehicles built June 1, 2002 – July 24, 2003 (per NHTSA)
- 2004 · Vehicles built April 29, 2003 – August 7, 2004 (per NHTSA)
- 2005 · Vehicles built April 27, 2004 – June 6, 2005 (per NHTSA)
- 2006 · Vehicles built April 13, 2005 – May 5, 2006 (per NHTSA)
- 2007 · Vehicles built April 5, 2006 – March 28, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Saturn Sky
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V171000.
Defect description
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 Chevrolet Cobalt, 2006-2011 Chevrolet HHR, 2007-2010 Pontiac G5, 2006-2010 Pontiac Solstice, 2003-2007 Saturn Ion, and 2007-2010 Saturn Sky vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the key can be removed from the ignition when the ignition is not in the "Off" position.
Safety consequence
If the key can be removed from the ignition when the ignition is not in the "off" position, the vehicle could roll away: (a) for an automatic transmission, if the transmission is not in the "Park" position; or (b) for a manual transmission, if the parking brake is not engaged and the transmission is not in the "Reverse" position. This potential for rollaway increases the risk for a crash and occupant or pedestrian injuries.
Manufacturer remedy
General Motors will notify owners, and for vehicles that were built with the defective ignition cylinder and have not previously had the ignition cylinder replaced with the redesigned part, dealers will replace the ignition cylinder and cut and, if necessary, re-learn two ignition/door keys for each vehicle. For vehicles that were built with the redesigned ignition cylinder or had the ignition cylinder replaced with the redesigned part, dealers will cut and, if necessary, re-learn two ignition/door keys for each vehicle. The recall began on April 18, 2014. Chevrolet owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-222-1020, Pontiac owners at 1-800-762-2737, and Saturn owners at 1-800-553-6000. General Motors' number for this recall is 14113 for the ignition lock cylinder and key replacement, and 14133 for only key replacements. Note: Until a vehicle has been remedied, owners and operators are advised that when exiting, to be sure that the vehicle is in "Park," or in the case of a manual transmission, that the vehicle is in the "Reverse" position and the parking brake is engaged.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 14V171000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.