NHTSA campaign 00V190002
Volvo Recall 00V190002: VOLVO TRUCKS/ACCURIDE/WHEEL RIM CRACKS
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 00V190002 was reported by VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC on January 29, 2001, with 182 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volvo ACL, Volvo WG, Volvo WX and more for the 2000 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 00V190002 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V190002
- Filed by
- VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 182 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Wheels — Rim
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V190002. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Volvo
Volvo ACL
- 2000 · Vehicles built January 1, 2000 – June 10, 2000 (per NHTSA)
Volvo WG
- 2000 · Vehicles built January 1, 2000 – June 10, 2000 (per NHTSA)
Volvo WX
- 2000 · Vehicles built January 1, 2000 – June 10, 2000 (per NHTSA)
Volvo Wxll
- 2000 · Vehicles built January 1, 2000 – June 10, 2000 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V190002.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH ACCURIDE 22.5 X 8.25 15 TUBELESS DEMOUNTABLE RIMS, PART NO. 32051. CERTAIN RIMS CONTAIN A NON-FUSION AREA IN THE BUTT-WELD OF THE MOUNTING RING. UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE DEFECT COULD DEVELOP INTO A CRACK ON THE MOUNTING RING.
Safety consequence
OVER TIME, THE CRACK COULD PROPAGATE AND IF NOT HEEDED, COULD RESULT IN MOUNTING RING FAILURE, POTENTIALLY CAUSING THE RIM TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.
Manufacturer remedy
ACCURIDE WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE OR SUSPECT WHEEL RIMS.
Notes
ACCURIDE BEGAN NOTIFYING OWNERS ON JUNE 20, 2000. 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 ACCURIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-812-962-5027.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V190002
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.