NHTSA campaign 16V393000 · Volvo campaign RVXX1604

Volvo Recall 16V-393: Defective Engine Control Module may Cause Stall

NHTSA recall 16V393000 (Volvo campaign RVXX1604) was reported by Volvo Trucks North America on June 1, 2016, with 136 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volvo VNL for the 2017 model year. Owners were notified on July 11, 2016, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
16V393000 (also written 16V-393 or 16V393)
Filed by
Volvo Trucks North America
Volvo campaign number
RVXX1604
Report received
Potentially affected
136 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine — Diesel
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 16V393000. 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

    • 2017 · Vehicles built March 15, 2016 – April 20, 2016 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V393000.

Defect description

Volvo Trucks North America (Trucks) is recalling certain model year 2017 VNL trucks manufactured March 15, 2016, to April 20, 2016, equipped with a Cummins ISX12 or ISX15 engine using certain engine control modules (ECM). These ECM's may experience an internal electrical short that can cause a fuse to blow, resulting in an unexpected engine stall without the ability to restart the engine.

Safety consequence

An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Cummins will notify owners, and Cummins dealers will replace the existing ECM with a new ECM, free of charge. The recall began on July 11, 2016. Owners may contact Cummins customer service at 1-800-343-7357 or Volvo customer service at 1-800-528-6586. Volvo's number for this recall is RVXX1604.

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 16V393000

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.