Pontiac Recalls
Check open Pontiac recalls by VIN. CheckMyVIN queries NHTSA's live recall API on every lookup — no stale snapshots, no signup.
How Pontiac recall lookups work
When you enter a Pontiac VIN, CheckMyVIN first decodes the vehicle (make, model, model year) against NHTSA VPIC. Those three fields are then sent to the NHTSA recallsByVehicle API, which returns every open campaign on file. Each result shows the official NHTSA campaign number (format: two-digit year, "V" for vehicle, six-digit sequence — e.g. 19V472000), the affected component, a paraphrased plain-English summary, and the dealer remedy. Pontiac dealers perform recall work at no charge regardless of who currently owns the vehicle.
Why check Pontiac recalls before buying used?
A used-car dealer is not required to complete open recalls before sale in most US states. Run the VIN before the test drive — if a recall is open, you can either ask the dealer to complete it before delivery, negotiate the price, or schedule the free fix at a Pontiac authorized dealer after purchase.
Notable past Pontiac recall campaigns
A few well-documented campaigns to show the kind of data CheckMyVIN surfaces per VIN. Click any campaign number for the full record on nhtsa.gov. Summaries below paraphrase the official NHTSA records — verify against the source for the authoritative wording.
NHTSA campaign 14V171000
Electrical system: ignition switch (key removal / rollaway)
2007-2010 Pontiac G5 and 2006-2010 Solstice (and Chevrolet Cobalt / HHR, Saturn Ion / Sky)
On the affected small GM cars the key can be removed from the ignition when it is not in the "Off" position; the vehicle can then roll away if it is not in Park (automatic) or properly secured (manual), raising crash and injury risk. GM dealers repair the ignition system at no charge — part of the wider GM small-car ignition-switch recall era.
NHTSA campaign 14V153000
Steering: electric power-steering assist
2005-2009 Pontiac G6 (and Chevrolet Malibu / HHR, Saturn Aura / Ion)
The electric power-steering assist can be lost suddenly at any time while driving; without assist, much greater effort is needed to steer at low speed, raising crash risk. GM dealers perform the applicable repair at no charge.
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, via api.nhtsa.gov/recalls. Campaign numbers and components are verbatim from NHTSA; summaries are paraphrased.
What CheckMyVIN does not do
Some recalls are VIN-specific within a model year — only certain build dates or option packages are affected. NHTSA's public API returns the campaign for the year/make/model; for the final "is my exact VIN affected" answer, Pontiac also publishes a VIN-specific lookup on their owners site, and you can search any campaign number on the NHTSA recall portal. CheckMyVIN cites every campaign by its official number so you can verify independently.
Want the full spec decode for this Pontiac — engine code, assembly plant, model year, body class — alongside its recall history? Run it through the Pontiac VIN Decoder; the report covers both the NHTSA specifications and every open recall in a single sticker.