2006 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2006 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500. The campaign is 06V289000. NHTSA received the report on 3 Aug 2006. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling. NHTSA has 39 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
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Remedy of campaign 06V289000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the engine fuel rail pulse damper retainer clip free of charge. The recall began on august 31, 2006. Owners may contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438 and GMC trucks at 1-866-996-9463.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 38,439 units in total.
06V289000Received . 38,439 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain trucks equipped with an 8.1l v8 (rpo l8-VIN g) engine have a condition in which the engine fuel rail pulse damper retainer clip may fracture resulting in inadequate retention of the damper.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the damper comes loose, a fuel leak may result. Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the engine fuel rail pulse damper retainer clip free of charge. The recall began on august 31, 2006. Owners may contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438 and GMC trucks at 1-866-996-9463.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 06080. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
39 complaints, 63 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2006 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500
- All 2006 vehicles
| Component | 2006 Avalanche 1500 | All 2006 vehicles | Avalanche 1500, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train | 190.5 | 94 | 56.5 | 12 |
| Service Brakes | 127 | 30.6 | 113.9 | 8 |
| Air Bags | 111.1 | 108.1 | 131.8 | 7 |
| Structure | 79.4 | 49.8 | 64.6 | 5 |
| Electrical System | 63.5 | 109.3 | 204.5 | 4 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 63.5 | 37.6 | 18.8 | 4 |
| Electronic Stability Control (ESC) | 47.6 | 12.4 | 17 | 3 |
| Suspension | 47.6 | 39.3 | 15.2 | 3 |
| Engine | 47.6 | 60.7 | 24.2 | 3 |
| Unknown or Other | 31.7 | 29.2 | 83.4 | 2 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 20.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 4
- Complaints that report a fire
- 2
- Injuries in the complaints
- 2
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 25 Jun 2026
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
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Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
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Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
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- NHTSA page of the 2006 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2006 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/avalanche-1500/2006/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2006 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500?
- 38,439 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Avalanche 1500, model years 2002 to 2013. 1 of them names the 2006 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 name most often?
- Power Train: 12 of 63 component mentions, or 190.5 per 1,000. For all 2006 vehicles the figure is 94 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2006 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.