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Year · Make · Model

2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
48
NHTSA complaints
4
Defect investigations
127
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover
Not rated

Consumer complaints

48 filed
3
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Engine
    18
  • Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
    15
  • STRUCTURE:BODY
    4
  • Steering
    4
  • Electrical System
    4
  • Exterior Lighting
    3
  • Power Train
    3
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND Pillars
    2

Recalls

1 campaign
09V491000·STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS2009-12-23

GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005 THROUGH 2007 CORVETTE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A REMOVABLE ROOF AND MODEL YEAR 2006 AND 2007 CORVETTE Z06 VEHICLES. THE ADHESIVE BETWEEN THE ROOF PANEL AND THE FRAME MAY SEPARATE. IF THERE IS A PARTIAL SEPARATION, THE DRIVER MAY NOTICE ONE OR MORE SYMPTOMS, SUCH AS A SNAPPING NOISE WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS, WIND NOISE, POOR ROOF PANEL FIT, ROOF PANEL MOVEMENT/BOUNCE WHEN A DOOR OR HATCH IS CLOSED, OR A WATER LEAK IN THE HEADLINER.

RiskIF THERE IS A COMPLETE SEPARATION, THE ROOF PANEL MAY DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN, IT COULD STRIKE A FOLLOWING VEHICLE AND CAUSE INJURY AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.

FixDEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW DESIGN ROOF PANEL FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING APRIL 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.

NHTSA investigations

6 actions
EA13007·EXTERIOR LIGHTING2013-08-23 → 2014-06-24

Simultaneous Loss of Low-Beam Headlights

Led to recall14V251000

EA13007·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS2013-08-23 → 2014-06-24

Simultaneous Loss of Low-Beam Headlights

Led to recall14V251000

PE13013·EXTERIOR LIGHTING2013-05-06 → 2013-08-26

Loss of Low Beam Headlights

PE13013·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS2013-05-06 → 2013-08-26

Loss of Low Beam Headlights

EA09002·ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL2009-01-14 → 2010-05-11

Electronic Stability Control

Led to recall10V172000

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