2012 Volvo VHD & 2012 Volvo VNL + 1 more recall: powertrain & transmission
⚠️ What's wrong
Volvo trucks is recalling certain model year 2012 VHD, VNL, and VNM trucks equipped with a meritor driveline. The tubing used to assemble the drivelines has a nonconforming seam weld with insufficient bonding of the material.
💥 The risk
This CAN result in seam weld fracture when torque is applied. Once the tube seam weld is fractured, the driveline may become inoperable, which may result in a disabled vehicle or debris from the driveline falling onto the roadway, both of which CAN increase the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the drivelines free of charge. The safety recall began on july 25, 2011. Owners may 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
- 11V294000
- Manufacturer recall #
- RVXX1104
- Manufacturer
- VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
- Vehicles affected
- 341
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
- Owner phone
- 1-800-528-6586
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jul 25, 2011
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Volvo safety recall no. RVXX1104.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .