NHTSA Campaign 11V294000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
NHTSA campaign 11V294000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: driveline. The repair is free.
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA filed the report for 11V294000 with NHTSA on May 20, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V294000, NHTSA lists up to 341 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 11V294000 were scheduled from July 25, 2011, 66 days after the report.
11V294000 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V294000 ranks 18 of 20 VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA recalls on this site.
Besides 11V294000, VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA has 1 other recall on the power train on this site; the one before 11V294000 was 07V108000, reported on March 16, 2007.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VOLVO TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 VHD, VNL, AND VNM TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH A MERITOR DRIVELINE. THE TUBING USED TO ASSEMBLE THE DRIVELINES HAS A NONCONFORMING SEAM WELD WITH INSUFFICIENT BONDING OF THE MATERIAL.
- The risk
- THIS CAN RESULT IN SEAM WELD FRACTURE WHEN TORQUE IS APPLIED. ONCE THE TUBE SEAM WELD IS FRACTURED, THE DRIVELINE MAY BECOME INOPERABLE, WHICH MAY RESULT IN A DISABLED VEHICLE OR DEBRIS FROM THE DRIVELINE FALLING ONTO THE ROADWAY, BOTH OF WHICH CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRIVELINES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 25, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO TRUCKS AT 1-800-528-6586.
- Notes
- VOLVO SAFETY RECALL NO. RVXX1104.
Reported May 20, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V294000 (1)
Volvo (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V294000, 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 20, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted