NHTSA Campaign 04V315000
TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 04V315000 covers 2 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 04V315000 with NHTSA on July 2, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V315000, NHTSA lists up to 1,374 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 1, 2002 and March 31, 2004.
The 04V315000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V315000 were scheduled from August 9, 2004, 38 days after the report.
04V315000 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2003–2004.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V315000 ranks 9 of 17 VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, A MALFUNCTION IN THE SOLENOID VALVE MAY ALLOW AIR TO BE RELEASED TO FIFTH WHEEL LATCH WHEN THE PARK BRAKE IS ENGAGED.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE FIFTH WHEEL LATCH TO RELEASE INADVERTENTLY WHEN THE PARK BRAKE IS ENGAGED, CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF THE TRAILER. A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL ADD AN ADDITIONAL SOLENOID VALVE IN SERIES WITH THE EXISTING PNEUMATIC CIRCUIT FOR THE FIFTH WHEEL AIR RELEASE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 9, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-528-6586.
- Notes
- RECALL NO. RVXX0403.
Reported July 2, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V315000 (2)
Volvo (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V315000, 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: July 2, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted