Volvo Trucks North America: Visibility/Wiper
Volvo Trucks North America reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 13, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 17,824. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 VAH, VHD, VNL, and VNM trucks manufactured February 1, 2010, through September 30, 2010 and June 1, 2011, through November 30, 2011. The windshield wiper motor may fail.
The risk
Inoperable wipers may result in poor driver visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Volvo will notify owners and dealers will replace the windshield wiper motor, free of charge. The recallbegan on December 6, 2013. Owners may contact Volvo at 1-336-393-2000. Volvo's recall number is RVXX1304.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Volvo Vah | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Volvo VHD | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Volvo VNL | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 Volvo VNM | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Volvo Vah | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Volvo VHD | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Volvo VNL | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Volvo VNM | 0 | 6 | 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 13V349000.
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