Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | |||||
| SB-261-017 | 06/01/2009 | 10030389 | Volvo truck: on some vehicles, coolant overflow out of the overflow tube occurs during the diesel particulate filter regeneration cycle. excessive coolant flow from the radiator top tank and thermostat vent lines prevents flow into the de-a | 09/28/2009 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| FSB-212-002 | 04/01/2012 | 10044249 | Volvo trucks: oil seepage at flywheel housing. this problem has already been solved in production, but the production solution is not compatible with previous generation flywheel housings. *js | 05/24/2012 | |
| FSB-255-023 | 04/01/2012 | 10044246 | Volvo trucks: connector pin, replacement. severe fretting damage of the engine variable geometry turbocharger actuator (engine vgt actuator) harness and turbine shaft speed sensor (tss) connector may cause an unreliable signal to the engin | 05/24/2012 | |
| SP-284-027 | 09/01/2010 | 10034906 | Volvo truck: engine ecm and acm software updates. new software updates with enhancements are available for the engine control module (ecm) and aftertreatment control module (acm). new updates and enhancements will address turbo varnishin | 01/26/2011 | |
| SP-215-014 | 07/01/2009 | 10027064 | Volvo trucks: engine update campaign for certain d13f engines (vn-2, vhd-2) consists of inspecting the camshaft and replacing the intake rocker arms, exhaust rocker arms, injector rocker arms, injector hold downs, and the injector sealing w | 01/07/2009 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - DIESEL | |||||
| SB-261-017 | 06/01/2009 | 10030389 | Volvo truck: on some vehicles, coolant overflow out of the overflow tube occurs during the diesel particulate filter regeneration cycle. excessive coolant flow from the radiator top tank and thermostat vent lines prevents flow into the de-a | 09/28/2009 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - TURBO-CHARGER | |||||
| 255007 | 10/01/2007 | 10023478 | Volvo trucks north america - sp 225-007, turbocharger mounting gasket, replacement / built with a d13f engine between 06/30/06 and 10/03/07. *nj | 12/13/2007 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||||
| SP-252-025 | 08/16/2011 | 10040164 | Ready | 08/16/2011 | |
| SP-252-025 | 08/16/2011 | 10040164 | Volvo: an exhaust pipe insulation blanket can deteriorate over time. a new blanket has been released to protect from road splash. *rm | 08/16/2011 | |
| SB-252-022 | 08/01/2008 | 10033504 | Volvo trucks: exhaust flex pipe relocation. certain cab model trucks may experience a deformation of the right hand cab skirt due the close proximity of the exhaust flex pipe. to resolve this issue a new intermediate pipe has been releas | 08/18/2010 | |
| FSB-252-023 | 08/01/2008 | 10033505 | Volvo trucks: exhaust flex pipe cracks. beginning may 12, 2008, a redesigned exhaust flex pipe and turbocharger outlet pipe (located between the turbocharger diffuser pipe and the exhaust flex pipe) were implemented into production on vn, | 08/18/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 11/27/2010 | 227000 | ||
| 2007 volvo vhd heavy truck. volvo ved12 engine. egr cooler failure resulting in heavy truck disabled on highway. near miss accident from vehicles approaching from rear. environmental discharge of engine coolant and heavy smoke. speaking with volvo truck representatives and other volvo truck owners, it is likely that this is a systematic problem for volvo trucks with volve ved-12 engines. | |||
| 07/11/2009 | 45000 | 1 | |
| Horton fan hub failure similar to action number ea09-008 for failure in kenworth and peterbilit trucks. i have a volvo truck (2007 vhd) that is on its third horton fan hub. very expensive failure, identical design problem to kenworth and peterbilt, its time to link this problem to volvo too. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 11/27/2010 | 227000 | ||
| 2007 volvo vhd heavy truck. volvo ved12 engine. egr cooler failure resulting in heavy truck disabled on highway. near miss accident from vehicles approaching from rear. environmental discharge of engine coolant and heavy smoke. speaking with volvo truck representatives and other volvo truck owners, it is likely that this is a systematic problem for volvo trucks with volve ved-12 engines. | |||