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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2007 Chevrolet Equinox Recalls

The 2007 Chevrolet Equinox has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 19, 2012.

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

Recalls
4

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
685

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
11

6 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

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

4 recalls on the 2007 Chevrolet Equinox

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

Campaign
12V459000
Reported
September 19, 2012
Vehicles affected
up to 49,768
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 4 other models

12V459000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags

Campaign
07V520000
Reported
November 7, 2007
Vehicles affected
up to 57,100
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 201, occupant protection in interior impact
Same campaign
also 1 other model

07V520000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive

Campaign
07V344000
Reported
August 7, 2007
Vehicles affected
up to 437
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
Same campaign
also 1 other model

07V344000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Visibility: windshield

Campaign
07V242000
Reported
June 13, 2007
Vehicles affected
up to 6,213
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 212, windshield mounting
Same campaign
also 1 other model

07V242000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2007 Chevrolet Equinox complaints by year

NHTSA has received 685 owner complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Equinox, the newest on June 11, 2026. Of these, 11 describe a crash (2%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 17 injuries.

In complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Equinox, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (23%), followed by the air bags (21%) and the electrical system (15%).

2 of the 2007 Chevrolet Equinox's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.

Where 2007 Chevrolet Equinox owners gave the mileage (554 complaints), the median was 75,688 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Fuel/Propulsion System156
  • Air Bags146
  • Electrical System102
  • Fuel System, Gasoline90
  • Steering78
  • Electronic Stability Control (Esc)62

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Equinox received by NHTSA, by calendar year
200714
200814
200926
201036
201161
2012132
201385
2014102
201554
201648
201732
201829
201918
202014
20218
20227
20233
20241
20261

Complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Equinox peaked in 2012, when NHTSA received 132. 13% 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 Equinox drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Equinox year in the same window: 12th highest of the 18 ranked years.

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NHTSA crash-test stars

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

The 685 complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Equinox are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Chevrolet Equinox by model year

Other 2007 Chevrolet models

Newest record on this page: June 11, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted