NHTSA Campaign 10V282000
STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION
NHTSA campaign 10V282000 covers 9 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: linkages: drag: link: connection. The repair is free.
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA filed the report for 10V282000 with NHTSA on June 24, 2010; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 10V282000, NHTSA lists up to 63,788 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 10V282000 were scheduled from September 2, 2010, 70 days after the report.
10V282000 covers 2 models from Volvo, model years 2001–2006.
Owners of the model years 10V282000 covers have filed at least 10 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V282000 vehicles, the 2005 Volvo VNL has the most (4).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V282000 ranks 3 of 20 VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA recalls on this site.
Besides 10V282000, VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA has 2 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 10V282000 was 07V529000, reported on November 19, 2007.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VOLVO TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2001-2006 VNL AND VNM TRUCKS MANUFACTURED WITH A TRW SEALED DRAG LINKS. CERTAIN FACTORS CAN EXIST, WHICH IF LEFT UNTREATED MAY RESULT IN A BALL SOCKET SEPARATION.
- The risk
- BALL SOCKET SEPARATION AT THE DRAG LINK RESULTS IN COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING, AND THEREFORE CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPAIR THE BALL SOCKET OR THE DRAG LINK AS REQUIRED IF NECESSARY. AS PARTS ARE LIMITED, VOLVO TRUCKS MAILED AN INTERIM OWNER LETTER ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2010. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 14, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO TRUCKS AT 1-800-528-6586.
- Notes
- VOLVO RECALL NO. RVXX1003.
Reported June 24, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V282000 (9)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V282000, 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 24, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted