NHTSA campaign 98V120001
Volvo Recall 98V120001: VOLVO TRUCK/ACCURIDE/ALUMINUM DUAL WHEELS
NHTSA recall 98V120001 was reported by VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC on May 19, 1998, with 3,065 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volvo ACL, Volvo VN, Volvo VNM and more for model years 1997–1998.
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 98V120001 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
- 98V120001
- Filed by
- VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 3,065 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Wheels — Rim
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V120001. 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 98V120001.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AFTERMARKET ALUMINUM DUAL WHEELS, 22.5X8.25, ONE-PIECE, TUBELESS, SUPPLIED BY ACCURIDE/AKW. CERTAIN DESIGN REVISIONS COMBINED WITH PROCESS CONDITIONS CAUSED FATIGUE CRACKS IN THESE WHEELS.
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THESE WHEELS.
Manufacturer remedy
ACCURIDE/AKW WILL REPLACE THESE WHEELS.
Notes
ACCURIDE/AKW WILL CONDUCT THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY CAMPAIGN FOR THIS RECALL.OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 27, 1998. OWNERS WHO DO NOT HAVE THEIR WHEELS REPLACED FREE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT ACCURIDE/KAISER AT 1-888-665-9189 OR VOLVO TRUCKS 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 98V120001
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.