NHTSA campaign 97V212000
Volvo Recall 97V-212: VOLVO TRUCK/FRONT AXLE WHEEL
NHTSA recall 97V212000 was reported by VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC on November 17, 1997, with 923 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volvo ACL, Volvo VNL, Volvo VNM and more for the 1997 model year. Owners were notified on December 17, 1997, 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 97V212000 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
- 97V212000 (also written 97V-212 or 97V212)
- Filed by
- VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 923 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Front — Wheel Bearing
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 97V212000. 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 ACL
- 1997 · Vehicles built October 1, 1997 – October 20, 1997 (per NHTSA)
Volvo VNL
- 1997 · Vehicles built October 1, 1997 – October 20, 1997 (per NHTSA)
Volvo VNM
- 1997 · Vehicles built October 1, 1997 – October 20, 1997 (per NHTSA)
Volvo WAH
- 1997 · Vehicles built October 1, 1997 – October 20, 1997 (per NHTSA)
Volvo WCA
- 1997 · Vehicles built October 1, 1997 – October 20, 1997 (per NHTSA)
Volvo WG
- 1997 · Vehicles built October 1, 1997 – October 20, 1997 (per NHTSA)
Volvo WIA
- 1997 · Vehicles built October 1, 1997 – October 20, 1997 (per NHTSA)
Volvo WX
- 1997 · Vehicles built October 1, 1997 – October 20, 1997 (per NHTSA)
Volvo Wxll
- 1997 · Vehicles built October 1, 1997 – October 20, 1997 (per NHTSA)
Volvo WXR
- 1997 · Vehicles built October 1, 1997 – October 20, 1997 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 97V212000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CLASS 8 HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS. THE STEER AXLE WHEEL BEARING JAM NUT LOCK WASHER MAY NOT HAVE BEEN BENT OVER THE JAM NUT AFTER THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE ADJUSTED.
Safety consequence
IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS, THE JAM NUT AND WHEEL BEARING ADJUSTING NUT CAN BACK OFF THE SPINDLE ALLOWING THE WHEEL AND THE BRAKE DRUM ASSEMBLY TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING AXLE WHEEL BEARING JAM NUT LOCK WASHER TO DETERMINE IF IT IS BENT OVER THE JAM NUT, AND IF NOT, REPAIR AS REQUIRED.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 97V212000
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.