Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corp: Service Brakes, Air › Controls › Hand Control/Valve
Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corp reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 1, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 146. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE TRAILER HAND BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM MAY HAVE THE WRONG VALVE INSTALLED WHICH LIMITS THE AIR PRESSURE TO THE TRAILER BRAKES BELOW THE REQUIRED PRESSURE.
The risk
THE WRONG VALVE IN THE TRAILER HAND BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMCAN RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND POSSIBLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSTALL THE CORRECT HAND BRAKE CONTROL VALVE.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Volvo FE | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Volvo FE | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Volvo FE | 0 | 4 | 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 92V038000.
Full record for the 1992 Volvo FE → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →