2001 Volvo VHD & 2001 Volvo VN + 3 more recall: powertrain & transmission
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain heavy duty class 8 trucks, the forward and/or rear drive axle upper axle seat CAN break allowing the axle to shift out of alignment.
💥 The risk
This could result in a loss of axle stability increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect the upper axle seat for a certain date code that is stamped on the part, and those axles will be replaced. Owner notification began march 15, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact volvo trucks at 1-800-528-6586.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V036000
- Manufacturer
- VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC
- Vehicles affected
- 215
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-528-6586
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Mar 15, 2002
- Built
- Oct 23, 2001 – Nov 30, 2001
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).