NHTSA campaign 07V520000 · Manufacturer campaign 07281

Chevrolet and Pontiac Recall 07V-520: ROOF RAIL AIR BAGS/FMVSS 201

NHTSA recall 07V520000 (Manufacturer campaign 07281) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on November 7, 2007, with 57,100 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Equinox and Pontiac Torrent for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on May 8, 2008, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 07V520000 (also written 07V-520 or 07V520)
Filed by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturer campaign number: 07281
Report received: November 7, 2007
Potentially affected: 57,100 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Air Bags
Owners notified: May 8, 2008
Safety standard: FMVSS 201

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V520000. 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 Equinox
- 2007 · Vehicles built May 1, 2006 – March 31, 2007 (per NHTSA)

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Pontiac

Pontiac Torrent
- 2007 · Vehicles built May 1, 2006 – March 31, 2007 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V520000.

Defect description

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.

Safety consequence

THE RESULTS OF THIS TEST INDICATED A POSSIBILITY OF AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAD INJURY IN A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

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.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 07V520000

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.