NHTSA Campaign 03V308000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA campaign 03V308000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission. The repair is free.
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC filed the report for 03V308000 with NHTSA on August 22, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V308000, NHTSA lists up to 3,426 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 17, 1997 and June 27, 2003.
The 03V308000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V308000 were scheduled from October 22, 2003, 61 days after the report.
03V308000 covers 2 models from Volvo, model years 2003–2004.
Owners of the model years 03V308000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 03V308000 vehicles, the 2004 Volvo WXLL has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V308000 ranks 4 of 21 VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC recalls on this site.
Besides 03V308000, VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC has 2 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 03V308000 was 02V036000, reported on February 5, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN HEAVY-DUTY CLASS 8 VEHICLES, THE BODY BUILDER WIRING OPTION WAS MIS-WIRED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE AUTO NEUTRAL WITH SERVICE BRAKE STATUS OPTION MAY ALLOW THE TRANSMISSION TO GO INTO FORWARD GEAR WITHOUT THE DRIVER'S FOOT PRESSING DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL FIRST.
- The risk
- UNINTENDED MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE COULD PUT PERSONS IN DANGER INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE.
- The fix
- VOLVO TRUCKS WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL AIR OPERATED STOP LIGHT SWITCH AND THE NECESSARY WIRING CHANGES. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING SEPTEMBER 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 AT 1-800-528-6586.
Reported August 22, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V308000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V308000, 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 22, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted