NHTSA Campaign 07V573000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
NHTSA campaign 07V573000 covers 16 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers. The repair is free.
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA filed the report for 07V573000 with NHTSA on December 14, 2007; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 07V573000, NHTSA lists up to 104,845 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 07V573000 were scheduled from February 25, 2008, 73 days after the report.
07V573000 covers 4 models from Volvo, model years 2003–2008.
Owners of the model years 07V573000 covers have filed at least 4 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 07V573000 vehicles, the 2003 Volvo VHD has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V573000 ranks 2 of 20 VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA recalls on this site.
Besides 07V573000, VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA has 1 other recall on the electrical system on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS, THE CIRCUIT PROTECTION (I.E. AUTOMATIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS) USED TO PROTECT THE VEHICLE LIGHTING SYSTEM MAY NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION.
- The risk
- IF A SHORT CIRCUIT OCCURS AND IS LEFT UNTREATED, COMPONENTS AND WIRING MAY BE SUBJECT TO OVERHEATING WHICH COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS WITH FUSES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 25, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO TRUCKS AT 1-800-528-6586.
- Notes
- VOLVO TRUCKS RECALL NO. RVXX0707.
Reported December 14, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V573000 (16)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V573000, 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: December 14, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted