Volvo Trucks North America: Seat Belts
Volvo Trucks North America reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 18, 2012 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,496. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Volvo is recalling certain model year 2002-2013 VHD and VN trucks, manufactured from August 4, 2000, through June 22, 2012, and equipped with bench passenger seats. The seat belt d-ring weld may not be sufficient enough to meet the seat belt pull test. Therefore, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
The risk
In the event of a crash, an insufficient seat belt weld may prevent the seat belt from properly restraining the occupant. This increases the risk of injury to the seat occupant.
The remedy
Volvo Trucks of America will notify owners, and dealers will replace the suspected d-ring, free of change. The safety recall began on May 10, 2013. Owners may contact Volvo at 1-336-393-2000.
24 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Volvo VHD | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Volvo VN | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Volvo VHD | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Volvo VN | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Volvo VHD | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Volvo VN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Volvo VHD | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Volvo VN | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Volvo VHD | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Volvo VN | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Volvo VHD | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Volvo VN | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Volvo VHD | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 Volvo VN | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Volvo VHD | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Volvo VN | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 Volvo VHD | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Volvo VN | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Volvo VHD | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Volvo VN | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Volvo VHD | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Volvo VN | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 Volvo VHD | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Volvo VN | 0 | 5 | 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 12V510000.
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