NHTSA Campaign 05V457000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 05V457000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: axle assembly. The repair is free.
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 05V457000 with NHTSA on October 4, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V457000, NHTSA lists up to 7 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 2005 and June 30, 2005.
The 05V457000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V457000 were scheduled from December 12, 2005, 69 days after the report.
05V457000 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2006.
Owners of the model years 05V457000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V457000 ranks 17 of 17 VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 05V457000, VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC has 2 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 05V457000 was 04V405000, reported on August 12, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH ARVINMERITOR SERIES 145 AND 160 REAR DRIVE AXLES. SOME OF THE SPINDLES WERE OVERHEATED DURING THE HEAT TREAT PROCESS WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FRACTURE OF THE SPINDLE.
- The risk
- IF A SPINDLE FRACTURES WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, IT MAY CAUSE WHEEL SEPARATION, WHICH COULD, WITHOUT WARNING RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SPINDLE FOR SUSPECT HEAT CODES AND REPLACE THE AXLE IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 12, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOVLO TRUCKS AT 1-800-528-6586.
- Notes
- VOLVO TRUCKS RECALL NO. RVXX0505.
Reported October 4, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V457000 (1)
Volvo (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V457000, 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: October 4, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted