Volvo Trucks North America: Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft
Volvo Trucks North America reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 9, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 381. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Volvo Trucks North America is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 VNL vehicles manufactured April 2, 2012, through May 3, 2013; and equipped with a Meritor RPL-20 driveline transmission. The driveshaft is too weak for this application and may fail.
The risk
Failure of the driveshaft can result in debris on the roadway and disabling of the truck, which can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driveshaft, free of charge. The recall began on October 9, 2013. Owners may contact Volvo at 1-336-393-2000. Volvo's recall number is RVXX1305.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Volvo VNL | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 Volvo VNL | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
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 13V366000.
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