Volvo Heavy Truck 1989
Model Heavy Truck made in 1989 by Volvo got 1 investigation as well as 1 recall. The car had one investigation (unknown or other). There was one recall concerning steering .
Model 1989
Recalls
Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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STEERING - LINKAGES | ||||||||||||||||
92V079000 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP | from 01/01/1988 to 05/01/1992 | V (Vehicle) | 9434 | 07/10/1992 | MFR | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | 05/27/1992 | 05/29/1992 | |||||||
Defect Summary | Variances in the location of the tie rod arm bolt holes and steer axle spindle mounting holes result in the attaching bolts being incorrectly torqued. this causes the tie rod attaching bolts to fail resulting in separation of the tie rod from the steering axle spindle. | |||||||||||||||
Consequence Summary | The tie rod separation results in a loss of steeringcontrol and possible vehicle accident. | |||||||||||||||
Corrective Summary | Replace the attaching bolts, tie rod arms and spindles as deemed appropriate after vehicle inspection. | |||||||||||||||
Notes | System: suspension.vehicle description: class 7 and class 8 heavy trucks. |
Investigations
NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
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UNKNOWN OR OTHER | ||||||
DP01003 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | 03/22/2001 | 03/18/2002 | SAFETY DEFECT | ||
Dp01-003.5b axle u-bolt, steering and frive axles dp01-003.2steering system |