Volvo Equipment: Labels

Volvo is recalling about 958 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. The certification label is incorrect giving improper information.

Campaign
05V346000
Manufacturer
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Reported
1 August 2005
Vehicles
958
Built between
Aug 2003 – Jun 2005
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
12 September 2005
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between August 2003 and June 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2004-2006 Volvo VNLBuilt August 2003 to June 2005
  • 2004-2006 Volvo VNMBuilt August 2003 to June 2005

What the defect is

Certain heavy duty trucks fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120, "tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars." the tire size designation on the certification label is not shown.

What could happen

The certification label is incorrect giving improper information.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CERTIFICATION LABELS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2005.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtAugust 2003 to June 2005
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA1 August 2005
  3. Owners notified12 September 2005

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 1 August 2005.

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.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact volvo trucks at 1-800-528-6586.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
RVXX0504
Recalling manufacturer
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Safety standard
FMVSS 120
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

Volvo trucks recall no. RVXX0504. Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236; (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

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.

Same component

Same brand