NHTSA Campaign 07V521000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NHTSA campaign 07V521000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 07V521000 with NHTSA on November 7, 2007; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 07V521000, NHTSA lists up to 11,974 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 1, 2000 and November 30, 2000.
The 07V521000 report reached NHTSA 7 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V521000 were scheduled from December 18, 2007, 41 days after the report.
07V521000 covers 4 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2001.
Owners of the model years 07V521000 covers have filed at least 113 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 07V521000 vehicles, the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado has the most (91).
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V521000 ranks 142 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 07V521000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 7 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 07V521000 was 06V289000, reported on August 3, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AN 8.1L V8 ENGINE, THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION CAN OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY OR FAIL COMPLETELY. IF THE SENSOR OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY, THE SES LIGHT MAY ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE MAY RUN ROUGH. THE ENGINE MAY STALL, AND IF SO, MAY RE-START IMMEDIATELY OR AFTER A COOL DOWN PERIOD.
- The risk
- IF THE SENSOR BECOMES COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE, THE ENGINE WILL QUIT RUNNING AND WILL NOT RE-START. EITHER OF THESE FAILURES CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 18, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 AND GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 06083.
Reported November 7, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V521000 (4)
Chevrolet (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V521000, 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