General Motors Corp.: Service Brakes, Air › Supply › Compressor
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on May 2, 2007 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,896. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN MEDIUM DUTY CONVENTIONAL AND TILT CAB TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 7.8L DIESEL ENGINES AND AIR BRAKES, THE AIR COMPRESSOR MAY NOT BUILD ENOUGH AIR PRESSURE TO SUPPORT THE AIR BRAKE SYSTEM.
The risk
IF THIS CONDITION WERE TO OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY (BRAKES APPLIED) THE AIR BRAKES WOULD REMAIN APPLIED AND PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. IF THIS CONDITION WERE TO OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE DUAL SYSTEM AIR PRESSURE GAUGES WOULD REGISTER THE DROP IN PRESSURE. IF THE PRESSURE CONTINUED TO DROP, THE LOW AIR PRESSURE WARNING BUZZER AND WARNING LAMP WOULD ACTIVATE AS DESIGNED, WARNING THE DRIVER TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TO A SAFETY LOCATION. IF THE DRIVER IGNORES THESE WARNINGS AND CONTINUES TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, AND IF THERE WAS A CONTINUED LOSS OF PRESSURE, THE REAR SPRING PARKING BRAKES WOULD AUTOMATICALLY APPLY, PREVENTING THE TRUCK FROM BEING DRIVEN.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR COMPRESSOR HEAD. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 23, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463, OR ISUZU AT 1-800-255-6727.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Chevrolet C7500 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Chevrolet C8500 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Chevrolet Kodiak | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 Chevrolet T Series | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 GMC T Series | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 GMC Topkick | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Isuzu F Series | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Isuzu FXR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Isuzu H Series | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Isuzu HTR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Isuzu HVR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Isuzu HXR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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 07V190000.
Full record for the 2007 Chevrolet C7500 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →