Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corp: Service Brakes, Air › Supply › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corp reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 25, 1995 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 4,709. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
AIR SYSTEM BLOCKAGE IN THE AIR DRYER OCCURS DEGRADING THE MOISTURE REMOVING CAPABILITIES OF THE DRYER WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN A COLD ENVIRONMENT AND MOISTURE ACCUMULATES AND FREEZES IN THE AIR DRYER OR IN THE LINE BETWEEN THE DRYER AND THE AIR SYSTEM RESERVOIR. THE AIR DRYER CAN BECOME OVERPRESSURIZED CAUSING THE AIR DRYER CARTRIDGE TO SEPARATE FROM THE MOUNTING BASE.
The risk
IF THE AIR DRYER SEPARATES FROM THE BASE, THE CARTRIDGECAN SEPARATE SUFFICIENTLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL EQUIP AIR SYSTEMS WITH A PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE TO BE LOCATED BETWEEN THE COMPRESSOR AND THE AIR DRYER. THIS PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE IS INTENDED TO VENT IF EXCESSIVE PRESSURE DEVELOPS IN THE AIR DRYER.
36 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Volvo FE | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 White GMC Acl | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 White GMC Wah | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 White GMC Wca | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 White GMC WCM | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 White GMC WG | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 White GMC WHC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 White GMC WHR | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 White GMC Wia | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 White GMC Wim | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 White GMC WX | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 White GMC Wxll | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Volvo FE | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 White GMC Acl | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 White GMC Wah | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 White GMC Wca | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 White GMC WCM | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 White GMC WG | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 White GMC WHC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 White GMC WHR | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 White GMC Wia | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 White GMC Wim | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 White GMC WX | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 White GMC Wxll | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Volvo FE | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 White GMC Acl | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 White GMC Wah | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 White GMC Wca | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 White GMC WCM | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 White GMC WG | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 White GMC WHC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 White GMC WHR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 White GMC Wia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 White GMC Wim | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 White GMC WX | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 White GMC Wxll | 0 | 3 | 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 95E003006.
Full record for the 1995 Volvo FE → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →