NHTSA Campaign 12V036000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:CHECK VALVE
NHTSA campaign 12V036000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, air: supply: check valve. The repair is free.
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA filed the report for 12V036000 with NHTSA on February 1, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V036000, NHTSA lists up to 21,625 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 2, 2010 and January 18, 2012.
Owner notification letters for 12V036000 were scheduled from April 27, 2012, 86 days after the report.
12V036000 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2011–2013.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V036000 ranks 4 of 20 VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA recalls on this site.
Besides 12V036000, VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA has 3 other recalls on the service brakes, air on this site; the one before 12V036000 was 11V265000, reported on May 3, 2011.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VOLVO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 VHD AND MODEL YEAR 2011-2013 VNL AND VNM VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM DECEMBER 2, 2010, THROUGH JANUARY 18, 2012, AND EQUIPPED WITH BENDIX ATR-6 TRACTION RELAY VALVES. IN EXTREMELY COLD CONDITIONS, THESE BENDIX RELAY VALVES MAY POTENTIALLY DEVELOP INTERNAL LEAKAGE. INTERNAL LEAKAGE CAN LEAD TO AIR PRESSURE BEING DELIVERED TO AFFECTED PRIMARY OR SECONDARY BRAKE CAUSING CONTINUOUS BRAKE APPLICATION.
- The risk
- INADVERTENT BRAKE APPLICATION CAN CAUSE THE BRAKES TO OVERHEAT AND LEAD TO A FIRE. INADVERTENT BRAKE APPLICATION CAN CAUSE THE WHEELS TO LOCK-UP LEADING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- VOLVO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND PROVIDE A TEMPORARY REPAIR UNTIL BENDIX DEVELOPS A PERMANENT REMEDY. A PERMANENT REMEDY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND NOTIFICATION TO OWNERS BEGAN ON APRIL 27, 2012. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO TRUCKS AT 1-800-528-6586.
- Notes
- VOLVO RECALL NUMBER RVXX1202.
Reported February 1, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V036000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V036000, 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: February 1, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted