Volvo Electrical System: Module

Volvo is recalling about 3 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. An engine that stalls without warning increases the risk of a crash.

Campaign
15V672000
Manufacturer
Volvo Trucks North America
Reported
19 October 2015
Vehicles
3
Built between
Aug 2015 – Aug 2015
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
22 October 2015
Repaired
0%
Unrepaired
3

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between August 2015 and August 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2016 Volvo VNBuilt August 2015 to August 2015

Repair progress

3 of 3 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2017.

0% repaired — 0 of 3 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2016 Volvo VN trucks manufactured on August 13, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with certain Cummins engines whose engine control module (ECM) may short circuit and blow a fuse resulting in the engine stalling without warning.

What could happen

An engine that stalls without warning increases the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Cummins will notify owners on behalf of Volvo, and will replace any defective ECM, free of charge. The recall began in October 2015.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtAugust 2015 to August 2015
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA19 October 2015
  3. Owners notified22 October 2015
  4. Latest repair reportQ1 2017 — 0% repaired

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 19 October 2015.

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 Cummins customer service at 1-800-343-7357. Cummins' number for this recall is C1698. Owners may also contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-528-6586. Volvo's number for this recall is RVXX1511.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
RVXX1511
Recalling manufacturer
Volvo Trucks North America
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

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.

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