NHTSA Campaign 01V226000
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
NHTSA campaign 01V226000 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 01V226000 with NHTSA on July 6, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V226000, NHTSA lists up to 584 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 23, 2000 and June 5, 2001.
The 01V226000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V226000 were scheduled from July 19, 2001, 13 days after the report.
01V226000 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2001.
Owners of the model years 01V226000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V226000 ranks 11 of 21 VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC recalls on this site.
Besides 01V226000, VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC has 4 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 01V226000 was 01V201000, reported on June 18, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 TRUCKS. THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT MAY SIDE-LOAD THE STEERING GEAR INPUT SHAFT. THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN NON-UNIFORM STEERING WHEEL EFFORTS WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, ONCE THE STEERING WHEEL TURN IS INITIATED, THE VEHICLE MAY CONTINUE TURNING WITHOUT RETURNING TO THE STRAIGHT AHEAD POSITION WITH DRIVER EFFORT.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 19, 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 July 6, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V226000 (1)
Volvo (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V226000, 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: July 6, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted