NHTSA campaign 03V516000 · Volvo campaign RVXX0308

Volvo Recall 03V-516: VOLVO/BUNK LAMP

NHTSA recall 03V516000 (Volvo campaign RVXX0308) was reported by VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC. on December 10, 2003, with 6,939 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volvo VNL for model years 2002–2003. Owners were notified on December 24, 2003, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 03V516000 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: 03V516000 (also written 03V-516 or 03V516)
Filed by: VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Volvo campaign number: RVXX0308
Report received: December 10, 2003
Potentially affected: 6,939 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Owners notified: December 24, 2003

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V516000. 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 April 3, 2002 – November 5, 2003 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V516000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN HEAVY-DUTY TRUCKS, WHEN THE BUNK IS RAISED INTO THE STORED POSITION, AN OBJECT LEFT ON THE BUNK MAY INADVERTENTLY TURN ON A BUNK LAMP.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A BUNK LAMP WITH A PUSH BUTTON ON/OFF SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON DECEMBER 24, 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 TRUCK AT 1-800-528-6586.

Notes

VOLVO RECALL NO. RVXX0308.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 03V516000

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.