NHTSA campaign 13V152000 · Volvo campaign RVXX1302
Volvo Recall 13V-152: Leaking Brake Pressure may Lead to Wheel End Fire
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 13V152000 (Volvo campaign RVXX1302) was reported by Volvo Trucks North America on April 22, 2013, with 701 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volvo VHD and Volvo VNL for model years 2011–2013.
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 13V152000 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
- 13V152000 (also written 13V-152 or 13V152)
- Filed by
- Volvo Trucks North America
- Volvo campaign number
- RVXX1302
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 701 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Parking Brake — Conventional — Air
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V152000. 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.
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V152000.
Defect description
Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 VHD and VNL vehicles manufactured December 13, 2010, through July 17, 2012. These vehicles are equipped with an MGM Type 24 J-series piston parking brake chamber. The brake chambers may leak pressure allowing the parking brake to drag when it is supposed to be released. Brake dragging could lead to overheated brake components.
Safety consequence
Overheated brake components could result in a fire.
Manufacturer remedy
Volvo will notify owners and the brake chambers will be replaced as needed, free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin on, or before, June 17, 2013. Owners may contact Volvo at 1-336-393-2000. Volvos campaign recall number is RVXX1302.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V152000
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.