Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ||||||
| PE01040 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | 12/03/2001 | 03/26/2002 | SLEEPER BERTH FIRES | ||
| Alleged that fires and/or smoke occur in the sleeping compartment berth | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer states experiencing electrical problems. *tt | |||
| 06/29/2000 | 1 | ||
| Alternate ground broken. *tt | |||
| 09/05/1997 | 3 | ||
| Vehicle is experiencing electrical problems. *yd | |||
| 1 | |||
| The vehicle experienced wiring harness problems under dash, also the ems was replaced. *yh. the vehicle experienced u-bolt problems, the clutch failed, the belts on the steer tires slipped, the engine raced for no reason and there was an oil leak.*jb | |||
| 1 | |||
| The on board computer records fault or short with certain engine injectors. nlm | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer states vehicle is having problems with the wiring harness under the dash, the on board computer read out has faded out twice, the dash lights keep burning out every three months, the day time running light module keeps failing, also the alternator had to be replaced.*jb | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||
| 04/03/1998 | 6 | ||
| Consumer states that the original ecm with software was replaced due to other vehicle problems, after the replacement, problems occurred with the new software, it was replaced 5 or 6 times with 2 temporary test units. *slc | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 2 | |||
| Consumer experiencing electrical problems such as the wiring harness which was replaced twice. *tt | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 2 | 03/01/1998 | ||
| Consumer states the lcd graphics display was showing trip miles, mpg, voltmeter, at 98,000 the manufacturer replaced the entire instrument cluster, however at 240,000 consumer had to replace the instrument cluster himself and the manufacturer is offering no solutions.*jb | |||
| 1 | 02/15/2000 | ||
| Consumer experiencing wiring harness problem under the dash, also the dash wires shorted out which caused the dash lights to go out.*yh *dt | |||
| 1 | |||
| The vehicle experienced wiring harness problems under dash, also the ems was replaced. *yh. the vehicle experienced u-bolt problems, the clutch failed, the belts on the steer tires slipped, the engine raced for no reason and there was an oil leak.*jb | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer is experiencing problems with the wiring harness under dash and shorts in the lights.*yd | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer states he has been experiencing problems with the wiring harness under the dash.*jb | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer states vehicle is having problems with the wiring harness under the dash, the on board computer read out has faded out twice, the dash lights keep burning out every three months, the day time running light module keeps failing, also the alternator had to be replaced.*jb | |||