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NHTSA campaign 07V154000 · Manufacturer campaign 07079

Chevrolet and GMC Recall 07V-154: AXLE HOUSING/DANA

NHTSA recall 07V154000 (Manufacturer campaign 07079) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on April 10, 2007, with 67 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Kodiak and GMC Topkick for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on April 12, 2007, 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 07V154000 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
07V154000 (also written 07V-154 or 07V154)
Filed by
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturer campaign number
07079
Report received
Potentially affected
67 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Power Train — Axle Assembly
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V154000. 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

    • 2007 · Vehicles built November 29, 2005 – March 1, 2006 (per NHTSA)
All Chevrolet recalls

GMC

  • GMC Topkick

    • 2007 · Vehicles built November 29, 2005 – March 1, 2006 (per NHTSA)
All GMC recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V154000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, THE REAR DRIVE AXLE HOUSING WAS MANUFACTURED WITH STEEL BELOW THE SPECIFIED THICKNESS AND, AS A RESULT, IT COULD DEVELOP A CRACK.

Safety consequence

IF A CRACK DEVELOPS AND IS NOT DETECTED AND REPAIRED, THE OUTBOARD END OF THE HOUSING COULD EVENTUALLY SEPARATE, ALLOWING THE HUB, AXLE SHAFT, OR WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE AXLE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 12, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.

Notes

GM RECALL NO. 07079.CUSTOMERS MAY 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 07V154000

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.