1994 Volvo Acl

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the wheels › lugs/nuts/bolts/studs. It has been recalled 3 times.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs	1		0	0	0

3 safety recalls

Part 573 reports

Suspension › Front › Springs › Air Suspension › Lines and Fittings98V255000

Filed Oct 14, 199895,013 vehiclesVolvo Trucks North America Inc

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CLASS 8 HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS. THE AIR SUSPENSION CONTROL VALVE SUPPLY LINE WAS NOT PLUMBED THROUGH AN AIR PRESSURE PROTECTION VALVE. IN THE EVENT OF A FAILURE, THERE WOULD BE LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE IN THE 'B' SYSTEM AIR RESERVOIR THAT SUPPLIES AIR PRESSURE FOR THE FRONT STEER AXLE BRAKES.

Risk. THIS CONDITION WOULD RESULT IN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE NECESSARY AIR PRESSURE PROTECTION VALVE.

Service Brakes, Air96V095000

Filed Mar 23, 1996771 vehiclesVolvo Trucks North America Inc

Defect. THE TRACTION SOLENOID EXHAUST CAN BE OBSTRUCTED DUE TO INADEQUATE DRAINAGE AND A BUILD-UP OF ROAD CONTAMINATION BETWEEN THE MOUNTING BRACKET AND THE SOLENOID HOUSING. THE OBSTRUCTED EXHAUST PREVENTS THE RELAY VALVE CONTROL AIR PRESSURE FROM VENTING AFTER A DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING TRACTION EVENT.

Risk. THIS CONDITION WOULD KEEP THE REAR AXLE SERVICE BRAKES APPLIED WITHOUT ANY BRAKE PEDAL MOVEMENT BY THE DRIVER INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE SUSPECT VALVE AND INSTALL A NEW VALVE THAT HAS A MODIFIED SOLENOID HOUSING WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR SUFFICIENT DRAINAGE AND A NEW VALVE MOUNTING BRACKET WITH INCREASED HEIGHT TO REDUCE ENTRY OF CONTAMINATION.

Service Brakes, Air › Controls, Pedals and Linkages95V218000

Filed Nov 13, 19952,456 vehiclesVolvo Gm Heavy Truck Corp

Defect. UNDERCOATING APPLIED TO THE INSIDE OF THE CAB SHELL SQUEEZED OUT DURING ASSEMBLY ONTO THE BRAKE PEDAL PLUNGER.

Risk. UNDERCOATING ON THE PLUNGER MAY CAUSE THE PLUNGER TO STICK RESULTING IN INCREASED BRAKE PEDAL EFFORT AND/OR SLOW RELEASE OF THE BRAKES INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL CLEAN THE UNDERCOATING FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL PLUNGER ASSEMBLY, LUBRICATE AND REINSTALL THE BRAKE PEDAL PLUNGER ASSEMBLY.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs

Filed Jul 22, 1998WA

FRONT WHEEL STUDS HAVE BROKEN SEVERAL TIMES. OWNER HAS REPLACED STUDS SEVERAL TIMES. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1999

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2000	0	4	Routine
1999	1	6	Routine
1998	1	5	Routine
1997	0	6	Routine
1996	0	3	Routine
1995	0	5	Routine
1994 — this page	1	3	Routine
1993	0	1	Routine
1992	0	1	Routine
1991	0	1	Routine
1990	0	1	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Oct 14, 1998. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.