NHTSA campaign 03V308000 · Volvo campaign RVXX0306

Volvo Recall 03V-308: VOLVO TRUCKS/SERVICE BRAKE STATUS FUNCTIONS

NHTSA recall 03V308000 (Volvo campaign RVXX0306) was reported by VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC on August 22, 2003, with 3,426 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volvo WX and Volvo Wxll for model years 1998–2004. Owners were notified on October 22, 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 03V308000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 03V308000 (also written 03V-308 or 03V308)
Filed by: VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC
Volvo campaign number: RVXX0306
Report received: August 22, 2003
Potentially affected: 3,426 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Power Train — Automatic Transmission
Owners notified: October 22, 2003

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V308000. 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 WX
- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built December 17, 1997 – June 27, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Volvo Wxll
- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built December 17, 1997 – June 27, 2003 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V308000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN HEAVY-DUTY CLASS 8 VEHICLES, THE BODY BUILDER WIRING OPTION WAS MIS-WIRED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE AUTO NEUTRAL WITH SERVICE BRAKE STATUS OPTION MAY ALLOW THE TRANSMISSION TO GO INTO FORWARD GEAR WITHOUT THE DRIVER'S FOOT PRESSING DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL FIRST.

Safety consequence

UNINTENDED MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE COULD PUT PERSONS IN DANGER INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE.

Manufacturer remedy

VOLVO TRUCKS WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL AIR OPERATED STOP LIGHT SWITCH AND THE NECESSARY WIRING CHANGES. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING SEPTEMBER 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 AT 1-800-528-6586.

Notes

ALSO, 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 03V308000

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.