Volvo Trucks North America: Trailer Hitches › Fifth Wheel Assembly
Volvo Trucks North America reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 13, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 669. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 VNL and VNM trucks manufactured June 21, 2010, to December 14, 2012. The affected trucks are equipped with Fontaine Ultra LT Fifth Wheel connectors, which, due to cumulative damage to the fifth wheel and its locking mechanism, have a locking mechanism that may fail to operate or to properly engage.
The risk
If the fifth wheel and locking mechanism are sufficiently damaged, the locking mechanism may fail to operate as intended and the trailer may unexpectedly detach from the tractor, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Volvo will notify owners, and Fontaine dealers will replace the fifth wheel with an Ultra NT model fifth wheel, free of charge. The recall began on November 23, 2015. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-528-6586. Volvo's number for this recall is RVXX1507.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Volvo Vah | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Volvo VNL | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 Volvo VNM | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Volvo Vah | 0 | 6 | 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 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 15V643000.
Full record for the 2013 Volvo Vah → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →