1996 Volvo Wxll

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

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.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2004

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Deaths	Assessment
2004	1	1	0	Routine
2003	1	2	1	Fatalities reported
2002	0	3	0	Routine
2001	0	3	0	Routine
2000	0	3	0	Routine
1999	1	3	0	Routine
1998	0	4	0	Routine
1997	0	4	0	Routine
1996 — this page	0	1	0	Routine
1995	0	2	0	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.