NHTSA Campaign 11V265000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SLACK ADJUSTERS
NHTSA campaign 11V265000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, air: slack adjusters. The repair is free.
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA filed the report for 11V265000 with NHTSA on May 3, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V265000, NHTSA lists up to 2,765 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 15, 2010 and January 31, 2011.
The 11V265000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V265000 were scheduled from August 12, 2011, 101 days after the report.
11V265000 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2011–2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V265000 ranks 10 of 20 VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA recalls on this site.
Besides 11V265000, VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA has 3 other recalls on the service brakes, air on this site; the one before 11V265000 was 10V571000, reported on November 12, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VOLVO TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 VHD, VNL, AND MODEL YEAR 2012 VNM TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 15, 2010, THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2011, AND EQUIPPED WITH GUNITE AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTERS. DUE TO AN INCOMPLETE "KNITTING" OF THE IRON AT THE TIME OF CASTING, INADEQUATE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE SLACK ADJUSTER HOUSING CAN OCCUR, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE HOUSING TO BREAK AT THE HANDLE UNDER NORMAL OPERATING LOADS.
- The risk
- SLACK ADJUSTERS WITH THIS FLOW NOTCH COULD CRACK UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- VOLVO TRUCKS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SUBJECT SLACK ADJUSTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 12, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO TRUCKS AT 1-800-528-6586.
- Notes
- VOLVO TRUCKS RECALL NO. RVXX1103.
Reported May 3, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V265000 (2)
Volvo (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V265000, 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: May 3, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted