NHTSA campaign 11V294000 · Volvo campaign RVXX1104

Volvo Recall 11V-294: DRIVELINE ASSEMBLIES/MERITOR

NHTSA recall 11V294000 (Volvo campaign RVXX1104) was reported by VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA on May 20, 2011, with 341 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volvo VHD, Volvo VNL and Volvo VNM for the 2012 model year. Owners were notified on July 25, 2011, 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 11V294000 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: 11V294000 (also written 11V-294 or 11V294)
Filed by: VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
Volvo campaign number: RVXX1104
Report received: May 20, 2011
Potentially affected: 341 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Power Train — Driveline
Owners notified: July 25, 2011

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 11V294000. 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 VHD
- 2012
Volvo VNL
- 2012
Volvo VNM
- 2012

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 11V294000.

Defect description

VOLVO TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 VHD, VNL, AND VNM TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH A MERITOR DRIVELINE. THE TUBING USED TO ASSEMBLE THE DRIVELINES HAS A NONCONFORMING SEAM WELD WITH INSUFFICIENT BONDING OF THE MATERIAL.

Safety consequence

THIS CAN RESULT IN SEAM WELD FRACTURE WHEN TORQUE IS APPLIED. ONCE THE TUBE SEAM WELD IS FRACTURED, THE DRIVELINE MAY BECOME INOPERABLE, WHICH MAY RESULT IN A DISABLED VEHICLE OR DEBRIS FROM THE DRIVELINE FALLING ONTO THE ROADWAY, BOTH OF WHICH CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRIVELINES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 25, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO TRUCKS AT 1-800-528-6586.

Notes

VOLVO SAFETY RECALL NO. RVXX1104.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 11V294000

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.