C0407
0 owner reports and 12 manufacturer filings across 7 model years from Buick, Chevrolet.
Where C0407 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Chevrolet Camaro | Suspension | 3 | — | Struts and shocks → |
| 2017 Buick Envision | Power Train | 2 | — | |
| 2016 Buick Envision | Electrical System | 2 | — | Battery → |
| 2018 Chevrolet Camaro | Power Train | 2 | — | |
| 2018 Chevrolet Corvette | Equipment | 1 | — | |
| 2017 Chevrolet Corvette | Power Train | 1 | — | |
| 2016 Chevrolet Corvette | Electrical System | 1 | — | Battery → |
A model year appears here because the code is named in its record, not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are mentions in the federal files, not failure rates — nobody publishes the denominator.
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C0407 by make
The same record, one make at a time: the model years, bulletins and owner reports that name C0407 on that maker’s vehicles.
What it gets filed under
12 manufacturer filings name C0407. Start with what the maker wrote down.
A code names the test that failed, not the part. A bulletin that names it is often a diagnosis someone has already written down — quote its number at the service desk.
Manufacturer filings that name it
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsService bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names C0407.
- 17NA369 Service bulletin2018-03-01 · Power Train — Driveline — Differential Unit
- This technical bulletin provides a procedure to program the RDCCM if the DTC C0407 is set.
- 17NA369 Service bulletin2017-11-20 · Equipment
- This technical bulletin provides a procedure to program the RDCCM if the DTC C0407 is set.
- PIP5458 Service bulletin2017-01-16 · Suspension
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent "service Rear Axle" message. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Code C0407 set in the Rear Differential Clutch Control Module. Dealer should communicate to the customer that we apologize for this inconvenience and that General Motors is working on a solution for this conce
- PIT5528A Service bulletin2016-12-12 · Power Train — Clutch Assembly
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Service AWD message and/or flashing Rear Drive Warning Instrument Panel Cluster indicator. Technician may find no communication with Rear Differential Clutch Control Module and or Diagnostic Trouble Code C0407, C0550, or no Diagnostic Trouble Code set. Technician will need to reprogram the
- PIT5528 Service bulletin2016-10-27 · Electrical System — Instrument Cluster/Panel
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Service AWD message and/or flashing Rear Drive Warning Instrument Panel Cluster indicator. Technician may find no communication with Rear Differential Clutch Control Module and or Diagnostic Trouble Code C0407. Technician will need to reprogram the Rear Differential Clutch Control Module wi
What C0407 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIC0407 sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. It is the starting point of a diagnosis, not its conclusion — the same code has several possible causes and the cheap one is not always right.
Common questions about C0407
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with C0407 stored?
Nobody can answer that from the code alone, and a site that does is guessing. A steady light means a fault was logged and the car should be checked soon; a flashing light means a severe misfire — slow down and get it seen as soon as possible, because severe misfire can quickly damage the catalytic converter. The safe read of this page is the mileage and the components, not permission.
Does a code mean the car is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN, and none of them are triggered by a scan tool. If you want to know whether an open recall applies to one specific vehicle, check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls — that is the only source that settles it.
Why do the counts here differ from other sites?
Because these are not estimates. Every number on this page is a count of documents in NHTSA's own files: manufacturer communications that name the code in their filed summary, and owner complaints that name it in the narrative. We do not model, weight or extrapolate them.
Will clearing the code fix it?
Clearing turns the light off and erases the freeze-frame data a technician would have used to work out what happened. If the condition is still there the code returns, usually within a few drive cycles, and the diagnosis now starts from less information than before.