NHTSA safety recall

Recall 09V173000 · manufacturer campaign RVXX0902

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/washer › Motor — Volvo · reported 21 May 2009 · 127,764 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

VOLVO TRUCKS IS RECALLING 127,764 MY 2001-2008 VHD, VNL, VNM, AND MY 2005-2008 VT TRUCKS. A SEAL MAY FAIL ALLOWING WATER AND CONTAMINANTS TO SEEP INTO THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR.

The risk

IF THIS HAPPENS A SHORT CIRCUIT MAY OCCUR, WHICH OVER TIME COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO A VEHICLE FIRE.

The fix

VOLVO WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR FREE OF CHARGE. SINCE THIS RECALL INVOLVES A LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES, VOLVO WILL RELEASE THE RECALL IN STAGES AS PARTS ARE RECEIVED. PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO THE VEHICLES LOCATED IN THE REGIONS/STATES THAT HAVE A CORROSIVE ENVIRONMENT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO TRUCKS AT 1-800-528-6586.

VOLVO TRUCKS RECALL NO. RVXX0902.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

NHTSA campaign
09V173000
Manufacturer campaign
RVXX0902
Filed by
Volvo Trucks North America
Report received
21 May 2009
Owners notified
30 Sep 2009
Potentially affected
127,764

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2001 Volvo Vhd 2002 Volvo Vhd 2003 Volvo Vhd 2004 Volvo Vhd 2005 Volvo Vhd 2006 Volvo Vhd 2007 Volvo Vhd 2008 Volvo Vhd 2001 Volvo Vnl 2002 Volvo Vnl 2003 Volvo Vnl 2004 Volvo Vnl 2005 Volvo Vnl 2006 Volvo Vnl 2007 Volvo Vnl 2008 Volvo Vnl 2001 Volvo Vnm 2002 Volvo Vnm 2003 Volvo Vnm 2004 Volvo Vnm 2005 Volvo Vnm 2006 Volvo Vnm 2007 Volvo Vnm 2008 Volvo Vnm 2005 Volvo Vt 2006 Volvo Vt 2007 Volvo Vt 2008 Volvo Vt

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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