NHTSA Campaign 02V014000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NHTSA campaign 02V014000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the exterior lighting. The repair is free.
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC filed the report for 02V014000 with NHTSA on January 15, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V014000, NHTSA lists up to 184 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 5, 2000 and August 31, 2001.
The 02V014000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V014000 were scheduled from December 12, 2001.
02V014000 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V014000 ranks 17 of 21 VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC recalls on this site.
Besides 02V014000, VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC has 1 other recall on the exterior lighting on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 TRUCKS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." TWO REFLECTORS ARE MISSING FROM THE END OF THE FRAME CROSSMEMBER.
- The risk
- AT NIGHT, IN A BOB-TAILED (NO TRAILER) CONDITION, THE REAR OF THE TRUCK MAY NOT BE AS VISIBLE TO VEHICLES FOLLOWING THE TRUCK, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE TWO MISSING REFLECTORS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 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 January 15, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V014000 (1)
Volvo (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V014000, 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: January 15, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted