NHTSA Campaign 10V359000
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
NHTSA campaign 10V359000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the visibility: glass, side/rear. The repair is free.
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA filed the report for 10V359000 with NHTSA on August 3, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V359000, NHTSA lists up to 3,984 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 2008 and February 6, 2009.
The 10V359000 report reached NHTSA 18 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V359000 were scheduled from December 1, 2010, 120 days after the report.
10V359000 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2009.
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V359000 ranks 8 of 20 VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA recalls on this site.
Besides 10V359000, VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA has 2 other recalls on the visibility on this site; the one before 10V359000 was 10V086000, reported on March 9, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VOLVO TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 VNL, VT, AND 780 TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 1, 2008 THROUGH FEBRUARY 6, 2009. THE BOTTOM TRACK THAT ATTACHES TO THE ARMS USED TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE WINDOW MAY DE-BOND, WHICH RESULTS IN THE GLASS COMING LOOSE AT THE BOTTOM.
- The risk
- THE UPPER WINDOW HINGES MAY FAIL AND ALLOW THE GLASS TO FALL OUT OF THE WINDOW FRAME CREATING A ROAD HAZARD AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPAIR AS REQUIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 1, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO TRUCKS AT 1-800-528-6586.
- Notes
- VOLVO RECALL NO. RVXX1004.
Reported August 3, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V359000 (1)
Volvo (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V359000, 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: August 3, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted