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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VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM | ||||||||||||||||
99V225000 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC | from 09/15/1998 to 07/12/1999 | V (Vehicle) | 352 | 09/27/1999 | MFR | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | 08/18/1999 | 08/30/1999 | 393 | 77 | |||||
Defect Summary | Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with an espar compact heater mounted in the luggage compartment. the fuel-metering pump that supplies fuel to the compact heater is not wired through a rollover protection switch. this does not comply with 49 cfr 393.77, heaters. | |||||||||||||||
Consequence Summary | In the event of a vehicle rollover, and the compact heater was in operation, fuel would still be supplied to the heater creating the potential for a vehicle fire. | |||||||||||||||
Corrective Summary | Dealers will wire the fuel-metering pump through a rollover protection switch. | |||||||||||||||
Notes | Owner notification began september 27, 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact volvo trucks at 1-800-528-6586.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
Consumer Complaints
Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM - WINDSHIELD - CONTROLS/WIRING | |||
1 | |||
Accessory panel of cab,located in sleeper compartment caught fire. *jb | |||
VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD | |||
1 | |||
Consumer stated the right steer wheel seal, sleeper heater valve, window motor, overhead cabinet, foot valve, cab blower motor, suspension leveling valve, steering column were replaced, the interrupt switch was bad.*jb |