NHTSA Campaign 06V213000
WHEELS
NHTSA campaign 06V213000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the wheels. The repair is free.
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 06V213000 with NHTSA on June 14, 2006; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 06V213000, NHTSA lists up to 873 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 1, 2001 and June 30, 2005.
The 06V213000 report reached NHTSA 11 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V213000 were scheduled from June 26, 2006, 12 days after the report.
06V213000 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2003–2005.
Owners of the model years 06V213000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the wheels, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 06V213000 vehicles, the 2004 Volvo VHD has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V213000 ranks 11 of 17 VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 06V213000, VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC has 2 other recalls on the wheels on this site; the one before 06V213000 was 05V498000, reported on November 2, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, THE WHEEL SPACER MAY BECOME DISTORTED FROM HEAT WHICH POTENTIALLY COULD LEAD TO A LOSS OF CLAMP THAT MAY RESULT IN LOOSE WHEEL NUTS.
- The risk
- IF THE WHEEL NUTS LOOSEN FOR ANY REASON, DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL STUDS AND WHEEL MAY OCCUR, AND MAY LEAD TO A COMPLETE SEPARATION OF THE WHEELS FROM THE TRUCK WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WHEEL SPACERS AND THE WHEEL EQUIPMENT (WHEELS,STUDS, AND HUB) WILL BE INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE AND REPLACED IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 26, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO TRUCKS AT 1-800-528-6586.
- Notes
- VOLVO TRUCKS RECALL NO. RVXX0603.
Reported June 14, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V213000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V213000, 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: June 14, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted