NHTSA Campaign 00V232003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
NHTSA campaign 00V232003 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, air: antilock. The repair is free.
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC filed the report for 00V232003 with NHTSA on August 22, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V232003, NHTSA lists up to 18,362 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 6, 1997 and August 7, 2000.
Owner notification letters for 00V232003 were scheduled from December 11, 2000, 111 days after the report.
00V232003 covers 4 models from Volvo, model years 2000.
Owners of the model years 00V232003 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the service brakes, air, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 00V232003 vehicles, the 2000 Volvo VNL has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V232003 ranks 2 of 21 VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC recalls on this site.
Besides 00V232003, VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC has 2 other recalls on the service brakes, air on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS BUILT WITH BENDIX AIR ABS WITH AN EC-17 1030R ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU), THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSED BY 1) CHAFED ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WIRES ON ROTATING PARTS OR 2) A DAMAGED COMPONENT AT THE WHEEL END THAT GENERATES A CERTAIN TYPE OF ERRATIC SENSOR SIGNAL.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE ABS ECU TO EXHAUST THE AIR AT THE AIR BRAKE MODULATORS FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE WHEELS. THIS COULD RESULT IN EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCES AND A POSSIBLE CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ABS ECU.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION WAS PHASED. FIRST MAILING TO CRITICAL CATEGORY "A" OWNERS BEGAN DECEMBER 11, 2000. ALL OTHER OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 12, 2001. 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.
Reported August 22, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V232003 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V232003, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: August 22, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted