| NHTSA Record Id: 851 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: VOLVO |
| Recalled Component Id: 000015219000093372000000224 |
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| Model Name: VNL |
Model Year: 2001 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 02V238000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Nov, 11 1990 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 17 2002 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 5532 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 31 2002 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Volvo Trucks North America |
Report Received Date: Sep, 09 2002 |
| Record Creation date : Sep, 16 2002 |
Federal Motar Safety Number: 108 |
| Defect Summary : Certain heavy duty class 8 trucks fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." the two tail lamps, back-up lamp,and license tag lamp were mounted on insufficiently rigid mounts. |
Consequence Summary: It may not allow the driver of a rearward approaching vehicle to have full view of the lamps. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will attach the two tail lamps, back-up lamp, and the license tap lamp on stiffer brackets. owner notification began october 31, 2002. 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. |
Recall Notes: 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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