NHTSA campaign 06V311000 · Manufacturer campaign 06077
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recall 06V-311: AIR BRAKE APPLICATION VALVE ASSEMBLY/FMVSS 121
NHTSA recall 06V311000 (Manufacturer campaign 06077) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on August 16, 2006, with 1,369 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Kodiak, Chevrolet T Series, GMC Topkick and more for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on September 20, 2006, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 06V311000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V311000 (also written 06V-311 or 06V311)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 06077
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,369 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Air
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 121
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V311000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Kodiak
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – April 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Chevrolet T Series
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – April 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
GMC
GMC Topkick
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – April 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
GMC Topkick 8500
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – April 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
GMC T Series
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – April 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Isuzu
Isuzu F Series
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – April 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Isuzu H Series
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – April 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Isuzu HVR
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – April 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V311000.
Defect description
CERTAIN TRUCKS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS." AN INTERNAL CONTROL AND CHECK VALVE WITHIN THE AIR BRAKE APPLICATION VALVE ASSEMBLY WAS CONFIGURED IMPROPERLY, PREVENTING AIR FROM FLOWING THROUGH THE BRAKE SYSTEM AS DESIGNED. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY STOP, THE VEHICLE'S STOPPING DISTANCE WOULD BE INCREASED.
Safety consequence
IF STOPPING DISTANCE WAS LIMITED, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD RESULT.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR BRAKE APPLICATION VALVE ASSEMBLY ON C-SERIES OR REROUTE THE AIR BRAKE LINES ON T-SERIES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463 AND ISUZU AT 1-800-255-6727.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 06077.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V311000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.