NHTSA campaign 03V020000 · Autocar campaign A-301
Autocar Recall 03V-020: AUTOCAR/ DRIVE AXLE SEAT
NHTSA recall 03V020000 (Autocar campaign A-301) was reported by AUTOCAR, LLC on February 6, 2003, with 32 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Autocar WX, Autocar Wxll and Autocar WXR for the 2002 model year. Owners were notified on January 14, 2003, per NHTSA.
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 03V020000 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
- 03V020000 (also written 03V-020 or 03V020)
- Filed by
- AUTOCAR, LLC
- Autocar campaign number
- A-301
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 32 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Multiple Axle
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V020000. 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.
Autocar
Autocar WX
- 2002 · Vehicles built April 3, 2002 – August 23, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Autocar Wxll
- 2002 · Vehicles built April 3, 2002 – August 23, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Autocar WXR
- 2002 · Vehicles built April 3, 2002 – August 23, 2002 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V020000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 TRUCKS WITH VOLVO B-RIDE REAR SUSPENSION, THE FORWARD AND/OR REAR DRIVE AXLE UPPER AXLE UPPER SEAT COULD BREAK ALLOWING THE AFFECTED AXLE TO SHIFT OUT OF ALIGNMENT.
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF AXLE STABILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
VOLVO TRUCK SENT NOTIFICATION LETTERS TO OWNERS FOR AUTOCAR ON JANUARY 14, 2003. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE UPPER AXLE SEAT ON BOTH REAR DRIVE AXLES. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT AUTOCAR AT 765-964-3121.
Notes
AUTOCAR RECALL NO. A-301.CUSTOMERS CAN 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 03V020000
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.