2015 Volvo VNL & 2015 Volvo VNX recall: electrical system
⚠️ What's wrong
Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2015 VNL and VNX trucks manufactured January 7, 2014, to June 5, 2014, and equipped with a D16 engine. Due to the engine control unit having an incorrect parameter setting in the software, the engine may stall.
💥 The risk
An engine stall while driving increases the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will update the engine control unit software, free of charge. The recall began in October 2014. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-528-6586. Volvo's number for this recall is RVXX1404.
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
- 14V557000
- Manufacturer recall #
- RVXX1404
- Manufacturer
- Volvo Trucks North America
- Vehicles affected
- 46
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
- Owner phone
- 1-800-528-6586
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Oct 27, 2014
- Built
- Jan 7, 2014 – Jun 5, 2014
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.