NHTSA Campaign 15V634000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 15V634000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system. The repair is free.
Volvo Trucks North America filed the report for 15V634000 with NHTSA on October 8, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V634000, NHTSA lists up to 101 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 1, 2011 and September 1, 2013.
The 15V634000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V634000 were scheduled from December 7, 2015, 60 days after the report.
15V634000 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2012–2014.
Owners of the model years 15V634000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V634000 vehicles, the 2012 Volvo VNL has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V634000 ranks 60 of 71 Volvo Trucks North America recalls on this site.
Besides 15V634000, Volvo Trucks North America has 6 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 15V634000 was 14V557000, reported on September 11, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Volvo VNL trucks manufactured December 1, 2011, to September 1, 2013, equipped with certain Electric Auxiliary Power Units (APU), part number BA600, manufactured by Idle Free Systems (IFS). The affected APUs have metal housings whose mounting points may crack and tear. Additionally, the mounting bolts of the power units may loosen or possibly fail.
- The risk
- If the mounting points crack and tear or the attaching bolts loosen or fail, the power unit may detach from the truck, becoming a road hazard and increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Volvo will notify owners and IFS dealers will inspect the APU for damage and, where needed, install a welded gusset upgrade kit to strengthen the APU C-channels. All units will receive stronger clamping brackets. The recall began on December 10, 2015. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-528-6586, or IFS customer service at 1-920-206-9333. Volvo's number for this recall is RVXX1506.
Reported October 8, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V634000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V634000, 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: October 8, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted