NHTSA Campaign 16V095000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
NHTSA campaign 16V095000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the suspension: front: control arm: upper ball joint. The repair is free.
Volvo Trucks North America filed the report for 16V095000 with NHTSA on February 19, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V095000, NHTSA lists up to 2,053 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 9, 2008 and September 24, 2009.
The 16V095000 report reached NHTSA 6 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V095000 were scheduled from April 21, 2016, 62 days after the report.
16V095000 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2016.
Owners of the model years 16V095000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V095000 ranks 28 of 71 Volvo Trucks North America recalls on this site.
Besides 16V095000, Volvo Trucks North America has 4 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 16V095000 was 15V651000, reported on October 13, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 VT trucks manufactured from April 9, 2008, through September 24, 2009, and certain 2016 model VNL and VNM trucks manufactured from January 2, 2015, through to November 6, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with USK non-greasable drag links that may experience corrosion of the ball joints due to the seals being compromised, possibly resulting in accelerated wear and failure of the ball joint.
- The risk
- Failure of the ball joint may cause separation of the socket and a complete loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will replace the drag links, free of charge. The recall began on April 21, 2016. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-528-6586. Volvo's number for this recall is RVXX1601. Note: This recall is an expansion of a previous recall 15V-651.
Reported February 19, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V095000 (1)
Volvo (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V095000, 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 19, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted