2000–2002 Volvo VNL & 2000–2002 Volvo VNM recall: suspension
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain trucks equipped with truck hub units manufactured by skf exclusively for use on arvinmeritor's FF98X series non-drive steer axles, the hub unit bearings CAN wear prematurely.
💥 The risk
Seizure of the bearings CAN cause wheel separation or wheel end fire.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace all front axle hubs. An interim notice to owners was mailed on june 25, 2003. Final owner notification began on october 6, 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 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
- 03V199000
- Manufacturer recall #
- RVXX0304
- Manufacturer
- VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC
- Vehicles affected
- 433
- Component
- SUSPENSION:FRONT
- Owner phone
- 1-800-528-6586
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Oct 6, 2003
- Built
- Aug 6, 1998 – Mar 1, 2002
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Volvo recall no. RVXX0304.customers CAN contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).