# NHTSA recall 16V257000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 16V257000
- Manufacturer's number: 17130
- Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
- Reported: 2016\-04\-28
- Owners notified: 2016\-05\-26
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
- Units potentially affected: 317572

## What is wrong

General Motors LLC \(GM\) is recalling certain model year 2013\-2016 Chevrolet Sonic and Trax vehicles and 2013\-2015 Chevrolet Spark vehicles equipped with a Bring Your Own Media radio.  The affected radios may fail to provide an audible warning chime when the driver, after turning off the ignition and leaving the key in the cylinder, waits 10 minutes or longer to open the door.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard \(FMVSS\) number 114 "Theft Protection."


## What can happen

Without audible indicators, the driver may leave the key in the ignition, increasing the risk of theft.


## The remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the radio software, free of charge.  The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule.  Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1\-800\-222\-1020.  GM's number for this recall is 17130.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2017\-10\-10
- Vehicles in the campaign: 317572
- Reported remedied: 257746 \(81%\)
- Reported unreachable: 11
- Reported removed: 3

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2013 CHEVROLET SONIC](/makes/chevrolet/sonic/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-05\-29 to 2016\-04\-13.
- [2014 CHEVROLET SONIC](/makes/chevrolet/sonic/2014/recalls.md). Built 2012\-05\-29 to 2016\-04\-13.
- [2015 CHEVROLET SONIC](/makes/chevrolet/sonic/2015/recalls.md). Built 2012\-05\-29 to 2016\-04\-13.
- [2016 CHEVROLET SONIC](/makes/chevrolet/sonic/2016/recalls.md). Built 2012\-05\-29 to 2016\-04\-13.
- [2013 CHEVROLET SPARK](/makes/chevrolet/spark/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-01\-18 to 2015\-09\-08.
- [2014 CHEVROLET SPARK](/makes/chevrolet/spark/2014/recalls.md). Built 2012\-01\-18 to 2015\-09\-08.
- [2015 CHEVROLET SPARK](/makes/chevrolet/spark/2015/recalls.md). Built 2012\-01\-18 to 2015\-09\-08.
- [2013 CHEVROLET TRAX](/makes/chevrolet/trax/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-07\-24 to 2016\-04\-07.
- [2014 CHEVROLET TRAX](/makes/chevrolet/trax/2014/recalls.md). Built 2012\-07\-24 to 2016\-04\-07.
- [2015 CHEVROLET TRAX](/makes/chevrolet/trax/2015/recalls.md). Built 2012\-07\-24 to 2016\-04\-07.
- [2016 CHEVROLET TRAX](/makes/chevrolet/trax/2016/recalls.md). Built 2012\-07\-24 to 2016\-04\-07.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [20\-NA\-132](/bulletins/10252774.md), 2024-04-05, Service bulletin
- [130089003](/bulletins/10246614.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin
- [PIP5632G](/bulletins/10230683.md), 2023-01-30, Service bulletin
- [PIP4902Q](/bulletins/10230682.md), 2023-01-30, Service bulletin
- [16NA019](/bulletins/10186058.md), 2021-02-01, Service bulletin
- [150844001J](/bulletins/10166666.md), 2019-10-28, Service bulletin
- [PIC6122A](/bulletins/10163652.md), 2019-08-12, Service bulletin
- [070849020P](/bulletins/10158861.md), 2019-04-22, Service bulletin
- [19NA057](/bulletins/10158849.md), 2019-04-22, Service bulletin
- [PIT5236K](/bulletins/10157041.md), 2019-04-08, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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