2000–2002 Volvo VNL & 2000–2002 Volvo VNM + 3 more recall: lights
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain heavy duty class 8 trucks fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." the two tail lamps, back-up lamp,and license tag lamp were mounted on insufficiently rigid mounts.
💥 The risk
It may not allow the driver of a rearward approaching vehicle to have full view of the lamps.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will attach the two tail lamps, back-up lamp, and the license tap lamp on stiffer brackets. Owner notification began october 31, 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
- 02V238000
- Manufacturer
- VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC
- Vehicles affected
- 5,532
- Component
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH
- Owner phone
- 1-800-528-6586
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Oct 31, 2002
- Built
- Nov 11, 1990 – Jul 17, 2002
- 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).