NHTSA campaign 03V199000 · Volvo campaign RVXX0304

Volvo Recall 03V-199: VOLVO/ARVINMERITOR/SKF/FRONT AXLE HUBS

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 03V199000 (Volvo campaign RVXX0304) was reported by VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC on May 28, 2003, with 433 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volvo VNL and Volvo VNM for model years 1998–2002. Owners were notified on October 6, 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 03V199000 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
03V199000 (also written 03V-199 or 03V199)
Filed by
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC
Volvo campaign number
RVXX0304
Report received
Potentially affected
433 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Suspension — Front
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V199000. 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 VNL

  • Volvo VNM

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V199000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH TRUCK HUB UNITS MANUFACTURED BY SKF EXCLUSIVELY FOR USE ON ARVINMERITOR'S FF98X SERIES NON-DRIVE STEER AXLES, THE HUB UNIT BEARINGS CAN WEAR PREMATURELY.

Safety consequence

SEIZURE OF THE BEARINGS CAN CAUSE WHEEL SEPARATION OR WHEEL END FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL FRONT AXLE HUBS. AN INTERIM NOTICE TO OWNERS WAS MAILED ON JUNE 25, 2003. FINAL OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON OCTOBER 6, 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 AT 1-800-528-6586.

Notes

VOLVO RECALL NO. RVXX0304.CUSTOMERS CAN 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 03V199000

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.