NHTSA Campaign 07V520000
AIR BAGS
NHTSA campaign 07V520000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 07V520000 with NHTSA on November 7, 2007; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 07V520000, NHTSA lists up to 57,100 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 1, 2006 and March 31, 2007.
The 07V520000 report reached NHTSA 7 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V520000 were scheduled from May 8, 2008, 183 days after the report.
07V520000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and Pontiac, model years 2007.
Owners of the model years 07V520000 covers have filed at least 199 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 07V520000 vehicles, the 2007 Chevrolet Equinox has the most (146).
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V520000 ranks 84 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 07V520000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 16 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 07V520000 was 07V344000, reported on August 7, 2007.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES NOT EQUIPPED WITH OPTIONAL ROOF RAIL AIRBAGS OR OPTIONAL SUNROOF FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 201,"OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN INTERIOR IMPACT." DURING NHTSA IMPACT TESTS, THE INTERIOR OCCUPANT PROTECTION TEST POINTS EXCEEDED THE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS.
- The risk
- THE RESULTS OF THIS TEST INDICATED A POSSIBILITY OF AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAD INJURY IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN ENERGY ABSORBING FOAM PIECE TO EACH OF THE A-PILLAR TRIM ASSEMBLIES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 8, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 07281.
Reported November 7, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V520000 (2)
Chevrolet (1)
Pontiac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V520000, 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: November 7, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted