- Vehicles
- 723
- Built between
- Jun 2004 – Jul 2004
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 2004 and July 2004. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- TRW JCT917Built June 2004 to July 2004
- TRW JTC916Built June 2004 to July 2004
What the defect is
Trw track control arms p/ns JTC916 and JTC917 used as replacement equipment in the independent aftermarket for use in volvo passenger cars, volvo platform P80, models: 850, V70, C70, and S70. The equipment was assembled using certian non-self-locking M10 and M12 grade 10.9 nuts. It is possible that these nuts can become loose and may cause loss of steering control.
What could happen
Loss of steering control could result in a vehicle crash, possibly resulting in serious injury or death.
What gets fixed
TRW WILL NOTIFY CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE NUTS WITH SELF-LOCKING NUTS FREE OF CHARGE. TRW HAS NOT YET PROVIDED THE AGENCY WITH A NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO AFTERMARKET TRW TRACK CONTROL ARMS AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON VOLVO PASSENGERS CARS.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 2004 to July 2004
- Recall reported to NHTSA13 August 2004
No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.
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 13 August 2004.
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
- Recalling manufacturer
- TRW AUTOMOTIVE INC
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
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
Also, customers can 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.