| NHTSA Record Id: 6979 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: VOLVO |
| Recalled Component Id: 000010038000087345000000317 |
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| Model Name: ACL |
Model Year: 1990 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V019001 |
Mfr Campaign Number: RVXX0001 |
| Component Name: TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Sep, 26 1988 |
End date of Manufacturing: Mar, 31 1993 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 3633 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 08 2000 |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Volvo Trucks North America |
Report Received Date: Jan, 21 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Feb, 02 2000 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: heavy duty class 8 trucks equipped with fontaine fifth wheel assemblies, models sl5wms6125, sl5wms7125, sl5wms8125, sl5wms9125, sl5wms10125, sl5apm6125, sl5apm7125, slapm8125, sl5apm9125, sl5apm10125, sl5wms-d, sl5apm-d, and sl5bps-d. improper installation of the fifth wheel assembly can cause cracking of the fifth wheel mounting plate. |
Consequence Summary: Under the trailer loading, the mounting plate could eventually fail due to fatigue. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect and replace the mounting plates that are cracked. |
Recall Notes: Volvo truck recall no. rvxx0001.owner notification began march 8, 2000.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 contact volvo trucks at 1-800-528-6586 or fontaine at 1-800-874-9780.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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