- Vehicles
- 869
- Built between
- Sep 1978 – Apr 1980
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 15 September 1981
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 1978 and April 1980. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1979-1980 Volvo F SeriesBuilt September 1978 to April 1980
What the defect is
The bolts for the clamp on the drag link may not have been tightened to specifications on the involved vehicles. The looseness can result in wear on the threaded connection between the ball joint and the drag link.
What gets fixed
ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES WILL HAVE THE CLAMPS BOLTS AND NUTS REPLACED AND TIGHTENED TO SPECIFICATIONS. IF EXCESSIVE WEAR IS OBSERVED ON THE THREADED CONNECTION, THE ENTIRE DRAG LINK ASSEMBLY WILL BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 1978 to April 1980
- Recall reported to NHTSA16 June 1981
- Owners notified15 September 1981
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 16 June 1981.
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
- VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP.
- 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
Vehicle description: trucks.system: steering; linkages, drag link clamp bolts.consequences of defect: this can have an adverse affect on steering and, inextreme cases, steering control could be lost and an accident could result.
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.