NHTSA Campaign 05V182000
WHEELS
NHTSA campaign 05V182000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the wheels. The repair is free.
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 05V182000 with NHTSA on April 22, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V182000, NHTSA lists up to 773 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 21, 2005 and March 23, 2005.
The 05V182000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V182000 were scheduled from June 30, 2005, 69 days after the report.
05V182000 covers 2 models from Volvo, model years 2006.
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V182000 ranks 12 of 17 VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 05V182000, VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC has 2 other recalls on the wheels on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH ACCURIDE ALUMINUM WHEELS, THE WHEELS WERE NOT PROPERLY PRE-STRESSED. THIS ALLOWS CRACKS TO DEVELOP OVER TIME.
- The risk
- THIS MAY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO WHEEL FAILURE AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WHEELS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 30, 2005 OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO TRUCKS AT 1-800-528-6586.
- Notes
- VOLVO TRUCKS RECALL NO. RVXX0502.
Reported April 22, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V182000 (2)
Volvo (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V182000, 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: April 22, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted