2001 Volvo VHD recalls
The 2001 Volvo VHD is affected by 10 safety recall campaigns in NHTSA's records.
At a glance
- Recall campaigns
- 10
- Most recent
- May 21, 2009
Source: NHTSA recall records
Recall campaigns
| Campaign | Reported | Part | Problem | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09V-173 | May 21, 2009 | Visibility (windshield wiper/washer, motor) | Volvo trucks is recalling 127,764 my 2001-2008 vhd, vnl, vnm, and my 2005-2008 vt trucks. A seal may fail allowing water and contaminants to seep into the windshield wiper motor. | 127,764 |
| 04V-457 | September 17, 2004 | Visibility (windshield wiper/washer, motor) | On certain trucks equipped with valeo wiper systems, the wiper motor may be susceptive to salt intrusion that could possibly lead to a condition where the connector overheats to a point where the connector could ignite. | 56,154 |
| 03V-204 | May 30, 2003 | Trailer hitches (fifth wheel assembly) | On certain heavy duty trucks equipped with jost international jsk 37u series fifth wheels, a fatigue crack can develop in the bracket pin weld under certain loading conditions. | 1,275 |
| 03V-108 | March 20, 2003 | Seat belts (front, anchorage) | Certain heavy duty class 8 trucks equipped with an optional two-man passenger bench seat fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 210, "seat belt assembly anchorages." on the two-man passenger bench seat inboard (center) position, seat belt d-ring mounting bracket weldnut, the… | 396 |
| 02V-156 | June 13, 2002 | Steering (steering wheel/handle bar) | On certain heavy duty class 8 axle back vehicles, the telescoping steering shaft in some driving situations could bottom out and side load the steering gear input shaft whenever the adjustable steering column is adjusted to the lower position. | 2,313 |
| 02V-018 | February 11, 2002 | Service brakes, air (supply, check valve) | On certain heavy duty trucks equipped with meritor wabco pneumatic anitlock brake system (ABS) valve packages, the assembly bolts on these valve packages were not tightened correctly. | 1,814 |
| 02V-036 | February 5, 2002 | Power train (axle assembly) | On certain heavy duty class 8 trucks, the forward and/or rear drive axle upper axle seat can break allowing the axle to shift out of alignment. | 215 |
| 01V-189 | August 21, 2001 | Service brakes, air (controls, pedals and linkages) | Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks built with a steerable auxiliary axle and equipped with certain meritor-wabco brake system two and four port relay valves. The valve may stick open when a high-pressure application is released. | 30 |
| 01V-226 | July 6, 2001 | Steering (gear box (other than rack and pinion)) | Vehicle description: heavy duty class 8 trucks. The lower steering shaft may side-load the steering gear input shaft. This condition could result in non-uniform steering wheel efforts when turning the steering wheel. In addition, once the steering wheel turn is initiated, the vehicle may continue turning without… | 584 |
| 01V-092 | March 20, 2001 | Steering (gear box (other than rack and pinion)) | Vehicle description: class 8 heavy duty, axle back model vehicles. The design of the lower steering column shaft universal joint boot could allow the boot to get entangled in the universal joint. | 941 |