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NHTSA campaign 07V521000 · Manufacturer campaign 06083

Chevrolet and GMC Recall 07V-521: CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 07V521000 (Manufacturer campaign 06083) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on November 7, 2007, with 11,974 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Silverado, Chevrolet Suburban, GMC Sierra and more for the 2001 model year. Owners were notified on December 18, 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 07V521000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
07V521000 (also written 07V-521 or 07V521)
Filed by
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturer campaign number
06083
Report received
Potentially affected
11,974 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Engine and Engine Cooling
Owners notified
NHTSA investigation
Engineering Analysis EA06-016 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V521000. 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 Silverado

    • 2001 · Vehicles built January 1, 2000 – November 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)

  • Chevrolet Suburban

    • 2001 · Vehicles built January 1, 2000 – November 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
All Chevrolet recalls

GMC

  • GMC Sierra

    • 2001 · Vehicles built January 1, 2000 – November 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)

  • GMC Yukon

    • 2001 · Vehicles built January 1, 2000 – November 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
All GMC recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V521000.

Defect description

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.

Safety consequence

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.

Manufacturer remedy

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.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 07V521000

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.