NHTSA Campaign 07V385000
PARKING BRAKE
NHTSA campaign 07V385000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the parking brake. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 07V385000 with NHTSA on August 28, 2007; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 07V385000, NHTSA lists up to 9,518 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 2006 and July 31, 2007.
The 07V385000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V385000 were scheduled from October 22, 2007, 55 days after the report.
07V385000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2006–2007.
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V385000 ranks 149 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 07V385000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 4 other recalls on the parking brake on this site; the one before 07V385000 was 06V254000, reported on July 13, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN STRAIGHT TOWING OR NON-TOWING TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH BENDIX AIR BRAKES, THE AIR BRAKE PARK CONTROL VALVE MAY DEVELOP EITHER AN INTERNAL AIR LEAK OR AN AIR RESTRICTION. THE PARK BRAKE MAY NOT RELEASE OR MAY RELEASE ONLY PARTIALLY.
- The risk
- IF THE VEHICLE IS ON AN UNEVEN SURFACE, THE PARK BRAKE MAY NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE AND COULD RESULT IN UNINTENDED VEHICLE MOVEMENT AND A VEHICLE CRASH. THIS CONDITION DOES NOT AFFECT NORMAL SERVICE BRAKING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE EXTERNAL CHECK VALVE ON THE AIR BRAKE PARK CONTROL VALVE IF THE INSPECTION DETERMINES THE EXTERNAL CHECK VALVE IS DAMAGED, THE AIR BRAKE PARK CONTROL VALVE WILL BE REPLACED AND MAY REQUIRE THE REPLACEMENT OF AN INTERNAL CHECK VALVE IN THE AIR BRAKE PARK CONTROL VALVE. REMEDY WILL BE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 22, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GM AT 1-800-862-4389 OR ISUZU AT 1-800-255-6727.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 070164.
Reported August 28, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V385000 (3)
Chevrolet (2)
GMC (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V385000, 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: August 28, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted