The 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche has 3 recalls, the most serious being a passenger-side airbag inflator that can explode and send sharp metal fragments into the cabin, risking serious injury or death.
The airbag inflator issue covers vehicles originally sold or registered in specific states and regions, and while two separate filings address this defect, they describe the same hazard: the inflator ruptures rather than deploying normally, turning the airbag housing into a source of metal shrapnel directed at the vehicle's occupants. The third recall involves the optional heated washer fluid system. The module that heats the washer fluid can ignite on its own, starting a fire in the engine compartment. This recall only affects vehicles equipped with that optional heated washer fluid system.
At a glance
What can fail
The front passenger air bag inflator may explode due to propellant breakdown after prolonged exposure to high humidity, heat, and temperature changes.
What the fix does
Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with a different inflator at no cost.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
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At a glance
What can fail
The front passenger air bag inflator contains a propellant that can degrade and rupture after prolonged exposure to high heat, humidity, and temperature swings.
What the fix does
Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with a different one at no cost.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
The heated washer fluid system can overheat due to a failure in its thermal protection feature, causing the plastic around the fluid chamber to distort or melt.
What the fix does
Dealers will permanently disable and remove the heated washer fluid module. An updated manual page documenting this removal will be provided.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
