NHTSA campaign 06V311000 · Part 573 safety recall report

General Motors Corp.: Service Brakes, Air

General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 16, 2006 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,369. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

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.

The risk

IF STOPPING DISTANCE WAS LIMITED, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD RESULT.

The 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.

8 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls
2006 Chevrolet Kodiak	2	5
2006 Chevrolet T Series	1	2
2006 GMC T Series	2	2
2006 GMC Topkick	0	4
2006 GMC Topkick 8500	0	2
2006 Isuzu F Series	0	2
2006 Isuzu H Series	0	2
2006 Isuzu HVR	0	1

What this page is, and what to do next

A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.

This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 06V311000.

Full record for the 2006 Chevrolet Kodiak → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →