NHTSA Campaign 13V618000
SEAT BELTS
NHTSA campaign 13V618000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seat belts. The repair is free.
Volvo Trucks North America filed the report for 13V618000 with NHTSA on November 29, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V618000, NHTSA lists up to 5,486 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 12, 2013 and November 14, 2013.
Owner notification letters for 13V618000 were scheduled from January 27, 2014, 59 days after the report.
13V618000 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2014.
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V618000 ranks 13 of 71 Volvo Trucks North America recalls on this site.
Besides 13V618000, Volvo Trucks North America has 2 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 13V618000 was 12V510000, reported on October 18, 2012.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2014 VAH, VHD, VNL, and VNM trucks manufactured August 12, 2013, through November 14, 2013; and equipped with IMMI-brand L9 seat belt buckles. When the button is pressed to release the seat belt, the latch plate can become partially engaged with the buckle, making the seat belt difficult to unlatch. Thus, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
- The risk
- If the latch plate remains partially engaged after the button is pressed, egress from the vehicle could be hindered which would increase the risk of injury in the event of an emergency.
- The fix
- Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the seat belt buckle, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on January 27, 2014. Owners may contact Volvo at 1-336-393-2000. Volvo's number for this recall is RVXX1307.
Reported November 29, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V618000 (1)
Volvo (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V618000, 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: November 29, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted