NHTSA Campaign 03V199000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
NHTSA campaign 03V199000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: front. The repair is free.
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC filed the report for 03V199000 with NHTSA on May 28, 2003; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 03V199000, NHTSA lists up to 433 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 6, 1998 and March 1, 2002.
The 03V199000 report reached NHTSA 15 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V199000 were scheduled from October 6, 2003, 131 days after the report.
03V199000 covers 2 models from Volvo, model years 2000–2002.
Owners of the model years 03V199000 covers have filed at least 4 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 03V199000 vehicles, the 2000 Volvo VNL has the most (4).
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V199000 ranks 12 of 21 VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC recalls on this site.
Besides 03V199000, VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC has 1 other recall on the suspension on this site; the one before 03V199000 was 01V167004, reported on July 10, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH TRUCK HUB UNITS MANUFACTURED BY SKF EXCLUSIVELY FOR USE ON ARVINMERITOR'S FF98X SERIES NON-DRIVE STEER AXLES, THE HUB UNIT BEARINGS CAN WEAR PREMATURELY.
- The risk
- SEIZURE OF THE BEARINGS CAN CAUSE WHEEL SEPARATION OR WHEEL END FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL FRONT AXLE HUBS. AN INTERIM NOTICE TO OWNERS WAS MAILED ON JUNE 25, 2003. FINAL OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON OCTOBER 6, 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 AT 1-800-528-6586.
- Notes
- VOLVO RECALL NO. RVXX0304.
Reported May 28, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V199000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V199000, 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: May 28, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted