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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2007 Chevrolet Colorado Recalls

The 2007 Chevrolet Colorado has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 18, 2010.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2007 Chevrolet Colorado. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
140

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
10

5 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2007 Chevrolet Colorado, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

3 recalls on the 2007 Chevrolet Colorado

Child seat

Campaign
10V575000
Reported
November 18, 2010
Vehicles affected
up to 192,676
Risk NHTSA names
crash, injury and death
Federal standard
FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
Same campaign
also 2004–2006, 2008–2009, 2011 Colorado, 1 other model

10V575000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch

Campaign
09V310000
Reported
July 29, 2009
Vehicles affected
up to 185,903
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2004–2006, 2008–2009 Colorado, 1 other model

09V310000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Wheels: rim

Campaign
06V307000
Reported
August 11, 2006
Vehicles affected
up to 3,227
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
Same campaign
also 5 other models

06V307000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2007 Chevrolet Colorado complaints by year

NHTSA has received 140 owner complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Colorado, the newest on June 1, 2025. Of these, 10 describe a crash (7%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.

In complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Colorado, the component group named most often is the electrical system (32%), followed by the exterior lighting (14%) and the engine (13%).

1 of the 2007 Chevrolet Colorado's 3 recalls also concerns the exterior lighting.

Where 2007 Chevrolet Colorado owners gave the mileage (118 complaints), the median was 58,500 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System45
  • Exterior Lighting19
  • Engine18
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic14
  • Air Bags12
  • Vehicle Speed Control10

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Colorado received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20078
200812
200910
201010
20119
201210
20135
201424
201513
201611
20179
20188
20194
20203
20211
20221
20241
20251

Complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Colorado peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 24. 29% arrived between 2006 and 2010, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2007 vehicles, the 2007 Chevrolet Colorado drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Colorado year in the same window: 10th highest of the 15 ranked years.

Chevrolet Colorado years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 4/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 140 complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Colorado are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Chevrolet Colorado by model year

Other 2007 Chevrolet models

Newest record on this page: June 1, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted