| NHTSA Record Id: 10066 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: VOLVO |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009639000106282000000316 |
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| Model Name: WAH |
Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V274000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: RVXX9906 |
| Component Name: TRAILER HITCHES |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 17 1999 |
End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 13 1999 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 59 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Nov, 12 1999 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Volvo Trucks North America |
Report Received Date: Oct, 12 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Oct, 26 1999 |
Federal Motar Safety Number: 121 |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: heavy duty class 8 trucks. the antilock brake system (abs) wire in the trailer cable junction box at the end of the frame may not contain power for the trailer abs as required by fmvss no. 121, "air brake systems." |
Consequence Summary: Under a heavy brake application (lock up), a non-functioning trailer abs could allow the trailer to skid, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install the electrical circuit required to activate the center pin of the trailer cable circuit. |
Recall Notes: Volvo trucks recall no. rvxx9906.owner notification began november 12, 1999. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contactvolvo trucks at 1-800-528-6586.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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