NHTSA Campaign 07V154000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 07V154000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: axle assembly. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 07V154000 with NHTSA on April 10, 2007; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 07V154000, NHTSA lists up to 67 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 29, 2005 and March 1, 2006.
The 07V154000 report reached NHTSA 13 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V154000 were scheduled from April 12, 2007, 2 days after the report.
07V154000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2007.
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V154000 ranks 243 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 07V154000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 15 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 07V154000 was 05V055000, reported on February 14, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, THE REAR DRIVE AXLE HOUSING WAS MANUFACTURED WITH STEEL BELOW THE SPECIFIED THICKNESS AND, AS A RESULT, IT COULD DEVELOP A CRACK.
- The risk
- IF A CRACK DEVELOPS AND IS NOT DETECTED AND REPAIRED, THE OUTBOARD END OF THE HOUSING COULD EVENTUALLY SEPARATE, ALLOWING THE HUB, AXLE SHAFT, OR WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE AXLE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 12, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 07079.
Reported April 10, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V154000 (2)
Chevrolet (1)
GMC (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V154000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: April 10, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted