Chevrolet Kodiak, T-SERIES; GMC T-SERIES, Topkick and 4 more (2006): Service brakes, air
Recall 06V311000 · Aug 16, 2006 · General Motors Corp.
1,369
vehicles affected
1,369
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 06V311000
- Date
- Aug 16, 2006
- Maker
- General Motors Corp.
- Units affected
- 1,369
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Service brakes, air
- Model years
- 2006
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
IF STOPPING DISTANCE WAS LIMITED, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD RESULT.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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.
Vehicles covered
8 models, 8 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 06V311000?
8 models: Chevrolet Kodiak (2006), Chevrolet T-Series (2006), GMC Topkick (2006) and 5 more, about 1,369 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 06V311000?
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.
What can happen?
IF STOPPING DISTANCE WAS LIMITED, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD RESULT.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.