NHTSA Campaign 03V204000
TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 03V204000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the trailer hitches: fifth wheel assembly. The repair is free.
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC filed the report for 03V204000 with NHTSA on May 30, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V204000, NHTSA lists up to 1,275 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 2, 2001 and April 11, 2003.
The 03V204000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
03V204000 covers 3 models from Volvo, model years 2001–2003.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V204000 ranks 8 of 21 VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH JOST INTERNATIONAL JSK 37U SERIES FIFTH WHEELS, A FATIGUE CRACK CAN DEVELOP IN THE BRACKET PIN WELD UNDER CERTAIN LOADING CONDITIONS.
- The risk
- IF LEFT UNDETECTED OR CORRECTED IT COULD LEAD TO THE SEPARATION OF THE FIFTH WHEEL TOP PLATE FROM ITS MOUNTING STRUCTURE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRACKET PINS AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FREE OF CHARGE. 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 JOST INTERNATIONAL AT 616-846-7700 OR BY EMAIL TO [email protected] OR VOLVO TRUCK AT 800-528-6586.
Reported May 30, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V204000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V204000, 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 30, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted