Volvo Service Brakes, Air: Antilock

Volvo is recalling about 171 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, air. Depletion of air supply from the parking brake circuitwould allow the bus to roll with the parking brake applied.

Campaign
91V205000
Manufacturer
VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP
Reported
22 November 1991
Vehicles
171
Built between
Not published
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
23 October 1991
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 1984-1986 Volvo B10M

What the defect is

The existing interlock air brake system must get its air supply directly from the parking brake air supply circuit. Should a component failure occur in the interlock air system, it will deplete the air supply from the parking brake circuit.

What could happen

Depletion of air supply from the parking brake circuitwould allow the bus to roll with the parking brake applied. This couldresult in a vehicle accident.

What gets fixed

RELOCATE THE AIR SUPPLY LINE FOR THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM SO THAT THE AIR SUPPLY COMES FROM THE PARKING BRAKE CIRCUIT TO ENSURE THAT WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE IS APPLIED, THE PARKING BRAKE CANNOT BE DISENGAGED OR OVERRIDDEN BY COMPONENT FAILURES.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA22 November 1991
  2. Owners notified23 October 1991

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 22 November 1991.

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

System: brakes.vehicle description: 60 foot articulated buses.

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