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Chevrolet Kodiak Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 13 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Kodiak, across 5 model years from 2003 to 2007. The 2007 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2005 (3).

Model years
5

2003–2007, with a recall

Recall campaigns
13
Most recalls
2007

5 recalls

Owner complaints
22

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 22 complaints with NHTSA about the Chevrolet Kodiak across 6 model years; the most, 10, concern the 2007.

Owners marked a crash on 2 of the Chevrolet Kodiak complaints (9%) and a fire on 1.

Across all Chevrolet Kodiak model years, owners name the service brakes, hydraulic most often (at least 4 complaints), then the suspension (4).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Chevrolet Kodiak in 2008: 7, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Chevrolet Kodiak is steering, in 5 model-year listings.

The newest Chevrolet Kodiak recall, 09V309000, was reported on July 29, 2009 and concerns the service brakes, air: supply: compressor.

Chevrolet Kodiak years to avoid

Too few Chevrolet Kodiak model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 1 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Chevrolet Kodiak, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
200751010not ranked
2006521not ranked
2005331not ranked
2004555not ranked
2003410not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Chevrolet Kodiak years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Chevrolet Kodiak

  • STEERING5
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID3
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS2
  • PARKING BRAKE2
  • SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:COMPRESSOR2
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC2
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES1
  • PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:AIR1
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES1

Chevrolet Kodiak model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Chevrolet Kodiak recall campaign (13)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Chevrolet Kodiak, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
09V309000July 29, 2009service brakes, air: supply: compressor2007—1,880
07V469000October 4, 2007steering2003–2007crash990
07V385000August 28, 2007parking brake2006–2007crash9,518
07V190000May 2, 2007service brakes, air: supply: compressor2007—1,896
07V154000April 10, 2007power train: axle assembly2007crash67
06V311000August 16, 2006service brakes, air2006crash1,369
06V289000August 3, 2006engine and engine cooling2006fire38,439
06V254000July 13, 2006parking brake: conventional: air2006crash1,184
05V288000June 16, 2005service brakes, hydraulic: fluid2003–2005crash6,698
05V043000February 8, 2005service brakes, hydraulic2004–2005crash and injury77,411
04V129000March 17, 2004structure: body: tailgate: hinge and attachments2003–2004injury3,662,211
04V123000March 10, 2004service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages2004crash2,037
02V267000October 1, 2002electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables2003fire276

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Chevrolet Kodiak. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: June 5, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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