NHTSA Campaign 02V156000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
NHTSA campaign 02V156000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering: steering wheel/handle bar. The repair is free.
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC filed the report for 02V156000 with NHTSA on June 13, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V156000, NHTSA lists up to 2,313 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 13, 2000 and May 6, 2002.
The 02V156000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V156000 were scheduled from June 25, 2002, 12 days after the report.
02V156000 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2001.
Owners of the model years 02V156000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V156000 ranks 6 of 21 VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC recalls on this site.
Besides 02V156000, VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC has 4 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 02V156000 was 01V226000, reported on July 6, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 AXLE BACK VEHICLES, THE TELESCOPING STEERING SHAFT IN SOME DRIVING SITUATIONS COULD BOTTOM OUT AND SIDE LOAD THE STEERING GEAR INPUT SHAFT WHENEVER THE ADJUSTABLE STEERING COLUMN IS ADJUSTED TO THE LOWER POSITION.
- The risk
- OVER TIME, THIS CONDITION COULD DAMAGE THE STEERING GEAR INPUT SHAFT RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A RE-DESIGNED STEERING SHAFT, WHICH WILL NOT BOTTOM OUT DURING VEHICLE OPERATION REGARDLESS OF WHERE THE ADJUSTABLE STEERING COLUMN IS POSITIONED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 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 June 13, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V156000 (1)
Volvo (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V156000, 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: June 13, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted