NHTSA Campaign 01V092000
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
NHTSA campaign 01V092000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion). The repair is free.
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC filed the report for 01V092000 with NHTSA on March 20, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V092000, NHTSA lists up to 941 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 26, 2000 and February 21, 2001.
The 01V092000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V092000 were scheduled from March 27, 2001, 7 days after the report.
01V092000 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2001.
Owners of the model years 01V092000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V092000 ranks 9 of 21 VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC recalls on this site.
Besides 01V092000, VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC has 4 other recalls on the steering on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CLASS 8 HEAVY DUTY, AXLE BACK MODEL VEHICLES. THE DESIGN OF THE LOWER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINT BOOT COULD ALLOW THE BOOT TO GET ENTANGLED IN THE UNIVERSAL JOINT.
- The risk
- THIS CAN CAUSE INCREASED STEERING EFFORT, CREATING A POTENTIAL FOR STEERING LOCK-UP.
- The fix
- OWNERS WILL BE ADVISED TO REMOVE THE UNIVERSAL JOINT BOOT PER INSTRUCTIONS. IF AN OWNER CHOOSES, A VOLVO TRUCK DEALER CAN PERFORM THE REMEDY FOR THEM. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 27, 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 March 20, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V092000 (1)
Volvo (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V092000, 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: March 20, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted