2002–2003 Volvo VNL recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain heavy-duty trucks, when the bunk is raised into the stored position, an object left on the bunk may inadvertently turn on a bunk lamp.
💥 The risk
This could possibly result in a fire.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will install a bunk lamp with a push button on/off switch. Owner notification began on december 24, 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 truck 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
- 03V516000
- Manufacturer recall #
- RVXX0308
- Manufacturer
- VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 6,939
- Component
- EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
- Owner phone
- 1-800-528-6586
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Dec 24, 2003
- Built
- Apr 3, 2002 – Nov 5, 2003
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Volvo recall no. RVXX0308.customers CAN contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).