NHTSA campaign 03V381000 · Volvo campaign RVXX0307
Volvo Recall 03V-381: VOLVO TRUCK/EMERGENCY START STUD CORROSION
NHTSA recall 03V381000 (Volvo campaign RVXX0307) was reported by VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC. on October 8, 2003, with 176 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volvo VNM for model years 2001–2003. Owners were notified on November 11, 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 03V381000 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
- 03V381000 (also written 03V-381 or 03V381)
- Filed by
- VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Volvo campaign number
- RVXX0307
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 176 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Starter Assembly
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V381000. 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.
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As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V381000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN HEAVY-DUTY CLASS TRUCKS, SALT AND OTHER HIGHWAY SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL CHEMICALS ARE GETTING UNDER THE PROTECTIVE CAPS OF THE CHASSIS MOUNTED EMERGENCY START STUDS AND CORRODING THEM. THIS CONDITION DETERIORATES THE STUDS AND THE CONNECTIONS.
Safety consequence
OVER TIME THE STUDS MAY LOOSEN SUFFICIENTLY TO CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW CHASSIS MOUNTED EMERGENCY START STUDS AND ASSOCIATED BATTERY CABLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-528-6586.
Notes
VOLVO TRUCK RECALL NO. RVXX0307.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 03V381000
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.