NHTSA Campaign 02V018003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:CHECK VALVE
NHTSA campaign 02V018003 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, air: supply: check valve. The repair is free.
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC filed the report for 02V018003 with NHTSA on February 11, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V018003, NHTSA lists up to 1,814 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 3, 2001 and November 5, 2001.
The 02V018003 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V018003 were scheduled from February 27, 2002, 16 days after the report.
02V018003 covers 3 models from Volvo, model years 2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V018003 ranks 7 of 21 VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC recalls on this site.
Besides 02V018003, VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC has 2 other recalls on the service brakes, air on this site; the one before 02V018003 was 00V232003, reported on August 22, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH MERITOR WABCO PNEUMATIC ANITLOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) VALVE PACKAGES, THE ASSEMBLY BOLTS ON THESE VALVE PACKAGES WERE NOT TIGHTENED CORRECTLY.
- The risk
- BOLTS TORQUED BELOW SPECIFICATION WILL NOT RELIABLY PREVENT AIR LEAKAGE AT THE AFFECTED ABS VALVE PACKAGE INTERFACE JOINTS ONCE THE COMPONENT BEGINS NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. IF AIR LEAKS DEVELOP AT ANY OF THE ABS VALVE PACKAGE INTERFACE JOINTS, BRAKE SYSTEM PRESSURE REDUCTIONS COULD OCCUR DURING BRAKING OR NORMAL OPERATION WITH UNITS EQUIPPED WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL OPTION, POTENTIALLY EXTENDING STOPPING DISTANCES, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE FASTENERS TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 27, 2002. 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 February 11, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V018003 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V018003, 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: February 11, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted