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Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corp reported this defect to federal regulators on May 27, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 9,434. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VARIANCES IN THE LOCATION OF THE TIE ROD ARM BOLT HOLES AND STEER AXLE SPINDLE MOUNTING HOLES RESULT IN THE ATTACHING BOLTS BEING INCORRECTLY TORQUED. THIS CAUSES THE TIE ROD ATTACHING BOLTS TO FAIL RESULTING IN SEPARATION OF THE TIE ROD FROM THE STEERING AXLE SPINDLE.
The risk
THE TIE ROD SEPARATION RESULTS IN A LOSS OF STEERINGCONTROL AND POSSIBLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE THE ATTACHING BOLTS, TIE ROD ARMS AND SPINDLES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE AFTER VEHICLE INSPECTION.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Volvo FE Series | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Volvo Heavy Truck | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 White GMC Heavy Truck | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Volvo FE Series | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Volvo Heavy Truck | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 White GMC Heavy Truck | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Volvo FE Series | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Volvo Heavy Truck | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 White GMC Heavy Truck | 0 | 1 | 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 92V079000.
Full record for the 1992 Volvo FE Series → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →