Vehicle Recall: Volvo VNL, VHD & VNR Commercial Trucks


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US FlagUS/Washington: As of Sunday, October 22, 2023, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”), a division of the US Department of Transportation, has posted a total of fifty-five (55) vehicle, tire, accessory or other automotive-related product recalls this month. Are yours listed? http://ht.ly/cXy430qH5Ln

Direct link: https://www.nhtsa.gov/search/safety-issues#recall

Additional information:
Among the fifty-five (55) recalls the NHTSA has announced in October comes news of the following:

Volvo Trucks North America (“Volvo Trucks”), a Greensboro, North Carolina establishment and a division of the Volvo Group of Gothenburg, Sweden has recalled an estimated 1,933 model year 2024 Volvo VNL, VHD and VNR Commercial Trucks marketed, sold and delivered in the United States.

Recall Category: Steering – Loose Steering Fastener may fail

NHTSA Safety Notification 23V690000 reports the Fastener that connects two Steering Components, the Pitman Arm and Draglink, may be loose. If this defect occurs, it could cause the connection to fail and result in a loss of steering control.

According to the NHTSA, a loss of steering control increases the risk of a crash, motor vehicle collision (“MVC”) or other impact event with consequential serious injury and/or life-changing results.

==> If you have a medical emergency, please contact 9-1-1, your closest hospital or emergency center equipped to properly treat lacerations, concussions, bone fractures, amputation, central nervous system (“CNS”) damage and/or internal injuries.


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Proposed Remedy:
Authorized Volvo Trucks Dealers will inspect and tighten the Castle Nuts and install new Cotter Pins, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 4, 2023.

Owners may contact Volvo Trucks’ Customer Service toll-free at 1-800-528-6586 during normal business hours, Monday to Friday, Eastern Standard Time (“EST”) for more information. Volvo Trucks’ designation for this recall is RVXX2311.

Owners of the recalled vehicles may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety (“NHTSA”) Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or visit the NHTSA’s Web site at http://www.nhtsa.gov.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for vehicles manufactured, marketed and/or sold by Volvo Trucks North America, please search for “Volvo” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Crash hazards, please search for “crash” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Fire hazards, please search for “fire” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Amputation hazards, please search for “amputation” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Bone Fracture hazards, please search for “fracture” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Burn hazards, please search for “burn” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Concussion hazards, please search for “concussion” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Laceration hazards, please search for “laceration” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Injury hazards, please search for “injury” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Central Nervous System (“CNS”) damage, please search for “central nervous system (“CNS”) damage” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> You can use the NHTSA’s VIN Look-up Tool to determine if your specific vehicle is affected by this or other recent recall (major light vehicles only): https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls

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More information about this recall:
NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V690000
Recalls Direct RIN: 17687-2023
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General information:
More recalls? Back to the main Recalls Direct page:
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Visit the Living Safely site:
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Report an unsafe vehicle you purchased in the United States to the NHTSA [external: new window opens]:
==> https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/VehicleComplaint/
Search for a recalled vehicle on the US NHTSA Web site [external: new window opens]:
==> https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls

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