Volvo Trucks North America Inc: Suspension › Front › Wheel Bearing
Volvo Trucks North America Inc reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 17, 1997 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 923. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CLASS 8 HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS. THE STEER AXLE WHEEL BEARING JAM NUT LOCK WASHER MAY NOT HAVE BEEN BENT OVER THE JAM NUT AFTER THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE ADJUSTED.
The risk
IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS, THE JAM NUT AND WHEEL BEARING ADJUSTING NUT CAN BACK OFF THE SPINDLE ALLOWING THE WHEEL AND THE BRAKE DRUM ASSEMBLY TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING AXLE WHEEL BEARING JAM NUT LOCK WASHER TO DETERMINE IF IT IS BENT OVER THE JAM NUT, AND IF NOT, REPAIR AS REQUIRED.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Volvo Acl | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Volvo VNL | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Volvo VNM | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Volvo Wah | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Volvo Wca | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 Volvo WG | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Volvo Wia | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Volvo WX | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Volvo Wxll | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Volvo WXR | 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 97V212000.
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