NHTSA campaign 03V260000 · Volvo campaign RVXX0304

Volvo Recall 03V-260: VOLVO TRUCKS/ELECTRICAL SHORT

NHTSA recall 03V260000 (Volvo campaign RVXX0304) was reported by VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC on July 22, 2003, with 422 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volvo VNL for model years 2002–2003. Owners were notified on August 15, 2003, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 03V260000 (also written 03V-260 or 03V260)
Filed by: VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC
Volvo campaign number: RVXX0304
Report received: July 22, 2003
Potentially affected: 422 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electrical System — Wiring
Owners notified: August 15, 2003

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V260000. 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
- 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built October 3, 2001 – June 11, 2003 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V260000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTED TO THE CHASSIS MOUNTED ELECTRICAL INVERTER MAY ALLOW WATER TO ENTER THE INVERTER AND CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE INVERTER.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS ON THESE VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING AUGUST 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VOLVO TRUCKS AT 1-800-528-6586.

Notes

VOLVO RECALL NO. RVXX0305.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 03V260000

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.