The 2007 Chevrolet Express 1500 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 10,113 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
CERTAIN VANS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE STOP LAMPS WILL ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED, THE STOP LAMPS ARE NO LONGER ILLUMINATED BUT THE REAR BRAKES MAY…
Consequence
IF THE REAR BRAKES ARE STILL APPLIED AFTER RELEASE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE DRIVER MAY NOTICE A SUBSTANTIAL DRAG WHEN DRIVING AND MAY NEED TO DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL FURTHER THAN USUAL TO CONTINUE VEHICLE MOVEMENT. A VEHICLE DRIVEN WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED CAN CAUSE OVERHEATING OF THE BRAKES, RESULTING IN INCREASED…
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ABS SYSTEM MODULE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9643.
Complaints by component
AIR BAGS
2
2crashes10injuries1deaths
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1
1fires
SERVICE BRAKES
1
1crashes2injuries
Total complaints6
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet express 1500. The contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and traveled to the floor board. As a result, the contact crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact and other driver sustained…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet express 1500. The contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and traveled to the floor board. As a result, the contact crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact and other driver sustained…”
“Radiator hose gets damaged when radiator fan shroud touches it repeatedly through motor vibrations. We have seen this on two different vehicles (2007 and 2010 models) of chevy express vans. 2010 van is vin #[xxx]. Our mechanic explained this to us and took photos. Information redacted pursuant to…”
“Rear side doors on my chevrolet express van have corroded to the point they will not open. *tr”
“Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet express 1500. The contact stated that the air bags were defective. His vehicle was struck from the rear while it was parked and the air bags failed to deploy. The driver who crashed into him was killed. Four people were injured in the contact's vehicle and four…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet express 1500. On a dry day the contact heard metal scraping the road while driving 65 mph. The vehicle was pulled over, and the contact discovered that sparks were igniting from underneath the vehicle. The contact dialed 911, and the vehicle was towed to the…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2007 Chevrolet Express 1500 as of
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