NHTSA Campaign 02V037005
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 02V037005 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: linkages: tie rod assembly. The repair is free.
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC filed the report for 02V037005 with NHTSA on August 15, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V037005, NHTSA lists up to 19,915 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 14, 1999 and August 31, 2000.
The 02V037005 report reached NHTSA 23 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V037005 were scheduled from July 25, 2002.
02V037005 covers 3 models from Volvo, model years 2000.
Owners of the model years 02V037005 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 02V037005 vehicles, the 2000 Volvo VN has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V037005 ranks 1 of 21 VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC recalls on this site.
Besides 02V037005, VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC has 4 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 02V037005 was 02V156000, reported on June 13, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON SOME HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ARVINMERITOR AXLE ASSEMBLIES WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH TRW MODEL 20EDL BALL SOCKETS, THE TIE ROD BALL-SOCKET BEARINGS HAVE A BELOW SPECIFICATION CASE DEPTH AND/OR HARDNESS WHICH CAN LEAD TO PREMATURE WEAR OUT OF THE SOCKET IN SOME APPLICATIONS.
- The risk
- IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, THE DRIVER CAN LOSE STEERING CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BALL SOCKET ASSEMBLIES. THIS CAMPAIGN SUPERSEDES NHTSA CAMPAIGN NOS. 01V-139.001 AND 02V-037.002. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 25, 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 August 15, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V037005 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V037005, 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 15, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted