Volvo Trucks North America Inc: Structure › Body
Volvo Trucks North America Inc reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 24, 1997 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,928. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
WARNING LABELS IDENTIFYING THE CLIMBING SEQUENCE AND PROCESS WERE OMITTED.
The risk
PERSONS NOT USING THE SEQUENCE AND PROCESS DURING CAB ENTRY OR EXIT OR WHEN USING THE OPTIONAL BACK OF CAB ACCESS MAY SLIP AND/OR FALL CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY.
The remedy
VOLVO HEAVY TRUCK WILL BE PROVIDING WARNING LABELS TO BE INSTALLED BY OWNERS ON THEIR TRUCKS.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Volvo Wca | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 Volvo WG | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Volvo Wia | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Volvo Wca | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Volvo WG | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Volvo Wia | 8 | 7 | 1 | 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 97V023000.
Full record for the 1997 Volvo Wca → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →