Volvo Trucks North America: Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery › Cables
Volvo Trucks North America reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 21, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 5,207. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Volvo is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 VHD, VNL, and VNM trucks, manufactured from April 18, 2011, through March 14, 2013, and equipped with a horizontally mounted remote battery disconnect switch. The remote battery disconnect switch was manufactured with incorrect hardware allowing the cables to loosen. Additionally, as mounted, the cables may vibrate and chafe.
The risk
Loose or chafed cables may lead to overheating of the battery cable and switch which may result in a fire.
The remedy
Volvo will send owners an interim letter and dealers will replace and relocate the remote battery disconnect switch. The recall began on May 7, 2013. Owners may contact Volvo's recall support line at 1-877-800-4945 and select option 1.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Volvo VHD | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Volvo VNL | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 Volvo VNM | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Volvo VHD | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Volvo VNL | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 Volvo VNM | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Volvo VHD | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Volvo VNL | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 Volvo VNM | 0 | 10 | 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 13V102000.
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