NHTSA Campaign 13V152000
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:AIR
NHTSA campaign 13V152000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the parking brake: conventional: air. The repair is free.
Volvo Trucks North America filed the report for 13V152000 with NHTSA on April 22, 2013; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 13V152000, NHTSA lists up to 701 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 13, 2010 and July 17, 2012.
The 13V152000 report reached NHTSA 9 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
13V152000 covers 2 models from Volvo, model years 2011–2013.
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V152000 ranks 37 of 71 Volvo Trucks North America recalls on this site.
Besides 13V152000, Volvo Trucks North America has 2 other recalls on the parking brake on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 VHD and VNL vehicles manufactured December 13, 2010, through July 17, 2012. These vehicles are equipped with an MGM Type 24 J-series piston parking brake chamber. The brake chambers may leak pressure allowing the parking brake to drag when it is supposed to be released. Brake dragging could lead to overheated brake components.
- The risk
- Overheated brake components could result in a fire.
- The fix
- Volvo will notify owners and the brake chambers will be replaced as needed, free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin on, or before, June 17, 2013. Owners may contact Volvo at 1-336-393-2000. Volvos campaign recall number is RVXX1302.
Reported April 22, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V152000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V152000, 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: April 22, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted