NHTSA Campaign 18V811000
TIRES
NHTSA campaign 18V811000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the tires. The repair is free.
Volvo Trucks North America filed the report for 18V811000 with NHTSA on November 15, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V811000, NHTSA lists up to 103 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 11, 2018 and September 14, 2018.
The 18V811000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V811000 were scheduled from December 19, 2018, 34 days after the report.
18V811000 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2019.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V811000 ranks 58 of 71 Volvo Trucks North America recalls on this site.
Besides 18V811000, Volvo Trucks North America has 1 other recall on the tires on this site; the one before 18V811000 was 14V740000, reported on November 18, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo) is recalling certain 2019 Volvo VNL and VHD trucks, equipped with Bridgestone M854 tires with date codes 2418-2518, Bridgestone M860A tires with date code 2518, and Bridgestone M864 tires with date codes 2318-2418, all of size 425/65R22.5. The sidewall steel body cords may be exposed, possibly causing unexpected, rapid air loss during use. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 119, "New Pneumatic Tires - Other than Passenger Cars."
- The risk
- Rapid tire air loss can increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Volvo will notify owners, instructing them to take their vehicles to Bridgestone Tire or Volvo Truck service centers for inspection and replacement, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began December 19, 2018. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-528-6586. Volvo's number for this recall is RVXX1803.
Reported November 15, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V811000 (1)
Volvo (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V811000, 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 15, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted