NHTSA Campaign 03V038000
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
NHTSA campaign 03V038000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the visibility: glass, side/rear. The repair is free.
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC filed the report for 03V038000 with NHTSA on February 6, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V038000, NHTSA lists up to 2,435 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 1, 2002 and November 20, 2002.
The 03V038000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V038000 were scheduled from February 26, 2003, 20 days after the report.
03V038000 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2003.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V038000 ranks 5 of 21 VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 TRUCKS, THE SLEEPER SECTION UPPER SIDE WINDOW GLASS MAY DE-BOND FROM THE WINDOW OPENING SLIDE TRACK MECHANISM.
- The risk
- IF THE WINDOW IS OPEN AND THIS EVENT OCCURS, THE WINDOW GLASS COULD SEPARATE FROM THE WINDOW FRAME AND BECOME A HAZARD TO AN ONCOMING VEHICLE AND/OR PERSON.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WINDOW. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 26, 2003. 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.
- Notes
- VOLVO TRUCK RECALL NO. RVXX0302.
Reported February 6, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V038000 (1)
Volvo (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V038000, 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 6, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted