- Vehicles
- 3,633
- Built between
- Sep 1988 – Mar 1993
- Models
- 13
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 8 March 2000
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 1988 and March 1993. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1988-1993 Volvo ACLBuilt September 1988 to March 1993
- 1988-1993 Volvo FEBuilt September 1988 to March 1993
- 1988-1993 Volvo WAHBuilt September 1988 to March 1993
- 1988-1993 Volvo WCLBuilt September 1988 to March 1993
- 1988-1993 Volvo WCMBuilt September 1988 to March 1993
- 1988-1993 Volvo WCSBuilt September 1988 to March 1993
- 1988-1993 Volvo WGBuilt September 1988 to March 1993
- 1988-1993 Volvo WHLBuilt September 1988 to March 1993
- 1988-1993 Volvo WHRBuilt September 1988 to March 1993
- 1988-1993 Volvo WHSBuilt September 1988 to March 1993
- 1988-1993 Volvo WIABuilt September 1988 to March 1993
- 1988-1993 Volvo WILBuilt September 1988 to March 1993
- 1988-1993 Volvo WIMBuilt September 1988 to March 1993
What the defect is
Vehicle description: heavy duty class 8 trucks equipped with fontaine fifth wheel assemblies, models SL5WMS6125, SL5WMS7125, SL5WMS8125, SL5WMS9125, SL5WMS10125, SL5APM6125, SL5APM7125, SLAPM8125, SL5APM9125, SL5APM10125, SL5WMS-D, SL5APM-D, and SL5BPS-D. Improper installation of the fifth wheel assembly can cause cracking of the fifth wheel mounting plate.
What could happen
Under the trailer loading, the mounting plate could eventually fail due to fatigue.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE MOUNTING PLATES THAT ARE CRACKED.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 1988 to March 1993
- Recall reported to NHTSA21 January 2000
- Owners notified8 March 2000
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 21 January 2000.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- RVXX0001
- Recalling manufacturer
- VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Volvo truck recall no. RVXX0001.OWNER notification began march 8, 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 or fontaine at 1-800-874-9780.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.