NHTSA campaign 98V092000

Volvo Recall 98V-092: VOLVO TRUCK/DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS

NHTSA recall 98V092000 was reported by VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC on May 4, 1998, with 2,329 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volvo VN for model years 1997–1998. Owners were notified on May 30, 1998, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 98V092000 (also written 98V-092 or 98V092)
Filed by: VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC
Report received: May 4, 1998
Potentially affected: 2,329 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Exterior Lighting
Owners notified: May 30, 1998

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V092000. 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
- 1997, 1998 · Vehicles built November 24, 1997 – April 17, 1998 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V092000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CLASS 8 HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS. THE ELECTRONIC MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS (DRL) AND HEADLIGHTS CAN FAIL WITHOUT WARNING RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF THE DRL AND HEADLIGHT FUNCTIONS.

Safety consequence

IF THESE LIGHTS FAIL, A VISIBILITY PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRL CONTROL MODULE.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING LATE MAY 1998.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT VOLVO TRUCK AT 1-800-528-6586.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 98V092000

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.