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Recall 99V-225

VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC recalled the 1998 to 1999 Volvo VN: Visibility (defroster/defogger/hvac system).

At a glance

Campaign number
99V-225
Reported
August 18, 1999
Vehicles affected
352 estimated by the manufacturer

Source: NHTSA recall records

What is wrong

Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with an espar compact heater mounted in the luggage compartment. The fuel-metering pump that supplies fuel to the compact heater is not wired through a rollover protection switch. This does not comply with 49 cfr 393.77, "heaters."

The risk

In the event of a vehicle rollover, and the compact heater was in operation, fuel would still be supplied to the heater creating the potential for a vehicle fire.

The fix

Dealers will wire the fuel-metering pump through a rollover protection switch.

Notes from the manufacturer

Owner notification began september 27, 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 contact volvo trucks at 1-[removed].also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-DOT (1-[removed]).

Affected vehicles