NHTSA Campaign 07V529000
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
NHTSA campaign 07V529000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion). The repair is free.
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA filed the report for 07V529000 with NHTSA on November 19, 2007; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 07V529000, NHTSA lists up to 2,054 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 2, 2007 and September 21, 2007.
The 07V529000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V529000 were scheduled from December 3, 2007, 14 days after the report.
07V529000 covers 2 models from Volvo, model years 2008.
Owners of the model years 07V529000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 07V529000 vehicles, the 2008 Volvo VNL has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V529000 ranks 11 of 20 VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA recalls on this site.
Besides 07V529000, VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA has 2 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 07V529000 was 07V323000, reported on July 24, 2007.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, THE BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE STEERING GEAR TO THE FRAME MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED TO THE SPECIFIED TORQUE.
- The risk
- LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL COULD OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE BOLTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 3, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO TRUCKS AT 1-800-528-6586.
- Notes
- VOLVO TRUCKS RECALL NO. RVXX0706.
Reported November 19, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V529000 (2)
Volvo (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V529000, 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: November 19, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted