- Vehicles
- 95,013
- Built between
- Oct 1986 – Jul 1998
- Models
- 23
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 27 November 1998
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 1986 and July 1998. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1994-1998 Volvo ACLBuilt October 1986 to July 1998
- 1990-1998 Volvo FEBuilt October 1986 to July 1998
- 1994-1998 Volvo WAHBuilt October 1986 to July 1998
- 1994-1998 Volvo WCABuilt October 1986 to July 1998
- 1994-1998 Volvo WGBuilt October 1986 to July 1998
- 1994-1998 Volvo WIABuilt October 1986 to July 1998
- 1994-1998 Volvo WXBuilt October 1986 to July 1998
- 1995-1998 Volvo WxllBuilt October 1986 to July 1998
- 1986-1998 White Gmc ACLBuilt October 1986 to July 1998
- 1986-1991 White Gmc ACMBuilt October 1986 to July 1998
- 1992-1998 White Gmc FEBuilt October 1986 to July 1998
- 1993-1998 White Gmc WAHBuilt October 1986 to July 1998
- 1986-1998 White Gmc WCABuilt October 1986 to July 1998
- 1986-1990 White Gmc WCLBuilt October 1986 to July 1998
- 1986-1990, 1992-1998 White Gmc WCMBuilt October 1986 to July 1998
- 1986-1989 White Gmc WCSBuilt October 1986 to July 1998
- 1986-1998 White Gmc WGBuilt October 1986 to July 1998
- 1991-1992 White Gmc WHBuilt October 1986 to July 1998
- 1986-1998 White Gmc WIABuilt October 1986 to July 1998
- 1986-1989 White Gmc WILBuilt October 1986 to July 1998
- 1986-1998 White Gmc WIMBuilt October 1986 to July 1998
- 1986-1998 White Gmc WXBuilt October 1986 to July 1998
- 1988-1998 White Gmc WxllBuilt October 1986 to July 1998
What the defect is
Vehicle description: class 8 heavy duty trucks. The air suspension control valve supply line was not plumbed through an air pressure protection valve. In the event of a failure, there would be loss of air pressure in the 'b' system air reservoir that supplies air pressure for the front steer axle brakes.
What could happen
This condition would result in increased stopping distances.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE NECESSARY AIR PRESSURE PROTECTION VALVE.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 1986 to July 1998
- Recall reported to NHTSA14 October 1998
- Owners notified27 November 1998
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 October 1998.
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 TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC
- 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
Owner notification began during november 1998. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact volvo trucks at 1-800-528-6586.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
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.