NHTSA Campaign 11V460000
TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 11V460000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the trailer hitches: fifth wheel assembly. The repair is free.
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA filed the report for 11V460000 with NHTSA on September 1, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V460000, NHTSA lists up to 299 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 1, 2010 and January 31, 2011.
The 11V460000 report reached NHTSA 7 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V460000 were scheduled from December 7, 2011, 97 days after the report.
11V460000 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2011–2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V460000 ranks 19 of 20 VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA recalls on this site.
Besides 11V460000, VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA has 1 other recall on the trailer hitches on this site; the one before 11V460000 was 07V496000, reported on October 23, 2007.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VOLVO TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 VNL AND VNM TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 1, 2010, THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2011. DURING THE COUPLING PROCESS, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE DRIVER TO PARTIALLY CLOSE THE FIFTH WHEEL LOCK AND IF SOLELY RELYING ON A TUG TEST (PULL TEST), THE DRIVER MAY THINK THAT THE FIFTH WHEEL LOCK IS PROPERLY COUPLED TO THE TRAILER KING PIN WHEN IN FACT IT IS NOT PROPERLY COUPLED.
- The risk
- IF THE DRIVER DRIVES AWAY WITH A TRAILER THAT IS NOT PROPERLY COUPLED, THE TRAILER CAN COME LOOSE AND POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LOCK BAR FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 7, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO TRUCKS AT 1-800-528-6586.
- Notes
- VOLVO TRUCKS' SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS RVXX1106.
Reported September 1, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V460000 (2)
Volvo (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V460000, 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: September 1, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted