NHTSA Campaign 08V028000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
NHTSA campaign 08V028000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel. The repair is free.
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA filed the report for 08V028000 with NHTSA on January 24, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V028000, NHTSA lists up to 798 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 08V028000 were scheduled from February 15, 2008, 22 days after the report.
08V028000 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2008.
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V028000 ranks 15 of 20 VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, AN INCORRECT SOFTWARE PARAMETER WAS LOADED WHICH RESULTED IN THE DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER (DPF) 'INHIBIT' FUNCTION BEING DISABLED. THE 'INHIBIT' FUNCTION IS A MEANS FOR THE DRIVER TO STOP A DPF REGENERATION FROM OCCURRING IF A VEHICLE IS IN A LOCATION THAT MAY PRESENT A HAZARDOUS SITUATION.
- The risk
- IF THE DRIVER BELIEVES THAT REGENERATION HAS BEEN STOPPED WHEN IT HAS NOT, IT COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL CHANGE THE CONTROL PARAMETERS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 15, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO TRUCKS AT 1-800-528-6586.
- Notes
- VOLVO TRUCKS RECALL NO. RVXX0708.
Reported January 24, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V028000 (1)
Volvo (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V028000, 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: January 24, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted