- Vehicles
- 4,839
- Built between
- Feb 1983 – May 1984
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 1983 and May 1984. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1983-1984 Autocar AutocarBuilt February 1983 to May 1984
- 1983-1984 White Truck White TruckBuilt February 1983 to May 1984
What the defect is
The quick release air valve may contain a valve disc that balloons when the parking brakes are applied and prevent the parking brakes from setting. Consequence of defect: although the parking brake is applied, the parking brakes may not be set. This could allow an unattended vehicle to roll and cause an accident.
What gets fixed
REPLACE THE VALVE DISC IN THE QUICK RELEASE AIR VALVE.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 1983 to May 1984
- Recall reported to NHTSA14 August 1985
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 14 August 1985.
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 GM HEAVY TRUCK 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: white heavy duty trucks and autocar constructor series with 26,000 GVWR and greater.system: quick release air valve parking brake.
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.