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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2007 Chevrolet Silverado Recalls

The 2007 Chevrolet Silverado has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 28, 2008.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2007 Chevrolet Silverado. 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
183

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
10

10 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado, 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 Silverado

Electrical system

Campaign
08V441000
Reported
August 28, 2008
Vehicles affected
up to 857,735
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2008 Silverado, 14 other models

08V441000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: electrical

Campaign
07E066000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000–2006 Silverado, 7 other models

07E066000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Wheels: hub

Campaign
07E106000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000–2006 Silverado, 14 other models

07E106000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting: headlights

Campaign
08E050000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000–2006, 2008 Silverado, 12 other models

08E050000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2007 Chevrolet Silverado complaints by year

NHTSA has received 183 owner complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado, the newest on October 10, 2023. Of these, 10 describe a crash (5%) and 10 a fire; owners reported 15 injuries and 1 death.

In complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado, the component group named most often is the air bags (22%), followed by the electrical system (21%) and the structure (13%).

1 of the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado's 4 recalls also concerns the electrical system.

Where 2007 Chevrolet Silverado owners gave the mileage (154 complaints), the median was 56,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags40
  • Electrical System38
  • Structure23
  • Power Train21
  • Service Brakes21
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic13

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20075
200812
200919
201018
201112
201212
201321
201445
201522
201614
20211
20232

Complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 45. 30% 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 Silverado drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Silverado year in the same window: 12th highest of the 17 ranked years.

Chevrolet Silverado years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

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

The 183 complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Chevrolet Silverado by model year

Other 2007 Chevrolet models

Newest record on this page: October 10, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted