Volvo Trucks North America Inc: Service Brakes, Air › Antilock
Volvo Trucks North America Inc reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 22, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 18,362. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS BUILT WITH BENDIX AIR ABS WITH AN EC-17 1030R ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU), THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSED BY 1) CHAFED ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WIRES ON ROTATING PARTS OR 2) A DAMAGED COMPONENT AT THE WHEEL END THAT GENERATES A CERTAIN TYPE OF ERRATIC SENSOR SIGNAL.
The risk
THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE ABS ECU TO EXHAUST THE AIR AT THE AIR BRAKE MODULATORS FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE WHEELS. THIS COULD RESULT IN EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCES AND A POSSIBLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ABS ECU.
32 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Volvo Acl | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Volvo VNL | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 Volvo VNM | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Volvo Wah | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Volvo WG | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Volvo WX | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Volvo Wxll | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Volvo WXR | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Volvo Acl | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Volvo VNL | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Volvo VNM | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Volvo Wah | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Volvo WG | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 Volvo WX | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Volvo Wxll | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Volvo WXR | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Volvo Acl | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Volvo VNL | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Volvo VNM | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Volvo Wah | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Volvo WG | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Volvo WX | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Volvo Wxll | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Volvo WXR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Volvo Acl | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Volvo VNL | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Volvo VNM | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Volvo Wah | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Volvo WG | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Volvo WX | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Volvo Wxll | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Volvo WXR | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 00V232003.
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