| NHTSA Record Id: 8346 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: VOLVO |
| Recalled Component Id: 000010031000106286000000147 |
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| Model Name: WX |
Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V012000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: RVXX0099 |
| Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jul, 05 1999 |
End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 13 1999 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 468 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Feb, 02 2000 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Volvo Trucks North America |
Report Received Date: Jan, 18 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Feb, 02 2000 |
Federal Motar Safety Number: 393 |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with a steel fuel tank. the closure only fuel tank cap, installed on the steel fuel tank, failed when the tank was dropped from a 10' height as required by fmvss no. 393, "liquid fuel tanks." |
Consequence Summary: Fuel leakage could occur, increasing the risk of a fire. |
| Corrective Summary : Owners will be provided with a new fuel tank cap. |
Recall Notes: Volvo truck recall no. rvxx0099.owner notification began february 2, 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.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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