NHTSA campaign 04V315000 · Volvo campaign RVXX0403

Volvo Recall 04V-315: VOLVO TRUCKS/FIFTH WHEEL AIR RELEASE

NHTSA recall 04V315000 (Volvo campaign RVXX0403) was reported by VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC. on July 2, 2004, with 1,374 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volvo VN for model years 2002–2004. Owners were notified on August 9, 2004, 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 04V315000 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: 04V315000 (also written 04V-315 or 04V315)
Filed by: VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Volvo campaign number: RVXX0403
Report received: July 2, 2004
Potentially affected: 1,374 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Trailer Hitches — Fifth Wheel Assembly
Owners notified: August 9, 2004

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V315000. 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 VN
- 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built October 1, 2002 – March 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V315000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, A MALFUNCTION IN THE SOLENOID VALVE MAY ALLOW AIR TO BE RELEASED TO FIFTH WHEEL LATCH WHEN THE PARK BRAKE IS ENGAGED.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE FIFTH WHEEL LATCH TO RELEASE INADVERTENTLY WHEN THE PARK BRAKE IS ENGAGED, CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF THE TRAILER. A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL ADD AN ADDITIONAL SOLENOID VALVE IN SERIES WITH THE EXISTING PNEUMATIC CIRCUIT FOR THE FIFTH WHEEL AIR RELEASE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 9, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-528-6586.

Notes

RECALL NO.RVXX0403.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 04V315000

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.