2000–2003 Volvo VHD recall: seat belt
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain heavy duty class 8 trucks equipped with an optional two-man passenger bench seat fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 210, "seat belt assembly anchorages." on the two-man passenger bench seat inboard (center) position, seat belt d-ring mounting bracket weldnut, the weld is not sufficient to meet the seat belt pull requirements .
💥 The risk
These trucks do not comply with the requirements.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the seat belt d-ring mounting bracket. Owner notification began on april 7, 2003. 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
- 03V108000
- Manufacturer recall #
- RVXX0303
- Manufacturer
- VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC
- Vehicles affected
- 396
- Component
- SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
- Owner phone
- 1-800-528-6586
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 7, 2003
- Built
- Dec 15, 2000 – Feb 3, 2003
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Volvo truck recall no. RVXX0303.customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).