Repair soon Trailer hitches
If the fifth wheel and locking mechanism are sufficiently damaged, the locking mechanism may fail to operate as intended and the trailer may unexpectedly detach from the tractor, increasing the risk of a crash.
The affected trucks are equipped with Fontaine Ultra LT Fifth Wheel connectors, which, due to cumulative damage to the fifth wheel and its locking mechanism, have a locking mechanism that may fail to operate or to properly engage.
What to do: Book this in with a dealer now. It affects a safety system.
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Repair when you can Tires
Premature tire failure could increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
The affected vehicles may experience premature tire failure during certain operating conditions such as high speeds, heavy load, and high road temperature.
What to do: Book it in at your next service. There is no deadline and no charge.
Repair when you can Forward collision avoidance
If the active braking feature becomes disabled, the vehicle may not automatically activate the brakes as intended when the enhanced cruise control system is in use, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.
In the affected vehicles, the active braking component of the enhanced cruise control can become disabled.
What to do: Book it in at your next service. There is no deadline and no charge.
Repair when you can Visibility/wiper
Inoperable wipers may result in poor driver visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 VAH, VHD, VNL, and VNM trucks manufactured February 1, 2010, through September 30, 2010 and June 1, 2011, through November 30, 2011. The windshield wiper motor may fail.
What to do: Book it in at your next service. There is no deadline and no charge.
Repair when you can Power train
Without a signal to disengage the clutch when the brakes are applied, the distance required to stop the truck may lengthen, increasing the risk of a crash.
The affected vehicles were built without a redundant clutch disengagement switch. Without a redundant switch, a loss of signal from the brake air pressure switch can prevent the clutch from automatically disengaging when the brake is applied.
What to do: Book it in at your next service. There is no deadline and no charge.
Repair soon Parking brake
Overheated brake components could result in a fire.
These vehicles are equipped with an MGM Type 24 J-series piston parking brake chamber. The brake chambers may leak pressure allowing the parking brake to drag when it is supposed to be released.
What to do: Book this in with a dealer now. It affects a safety system.
Repair soon Service brakes
Inadvertent brake application can cause the brakes to overheat and lead to a fire.
In extremely cold conditions, these bendix relay valves may potentially develop internal leakage. Internal leakage can lead to air pressure being delivered to affected primary or secondary brake causing continuous brake application.
What to do: Book this in with a dealer now. It affects a safety system.
Repair soon Trailer hitches
If the driver drives away with a trailer that is not properly coupled, the trailer can come loose and potentially result in a vehicle crash.
During the coupling process, it is possible for the driver to partially close the fifth wheel lock and if solely relying on a tug test (pull test), the driver may think that the fifth wheel lock is properly coupled to the trailer king pin when in fact it is not properly coupled.
What to do: Book this in with a dealer now. It affects a safety system.
Repair soon Service brakes
Slack adjusters with this flow notch could crack under normal braking conditions causing loss of braking which could result in a vehicle crash.
Due to an incomplete "knitting" of the iron at the time of casting, inadequate structural integrity of the slack adjuster housing can occur, which could cause the housing to break at the handle under normal operating loads.
What to do: Book this in with a dealer now. It affects a safety system.
Repair when you can Electrical system
This presents a risk of injury with nonoperational conditions such as when the vehicle is being serviced.
There is a potential for the vehicle to start without warning because of an unintended path to ground that exists. This can occur when either the negative battery cable is disconnected at the battery/fusible link or if the fusible link opens as a result of a short circuit.
What to do: Book it in at your next service. There is no deadline and no charge.
Repair when you can Labels
The misinformation on these labels could lead to a vehicle overloading that can increase risk of a crash.
" the tire description may be incorrect on the vehicle's certification label.
What to do: Book it in at your next service. There is no deadline and no charge.
Repair when you can Visibility
This could allow the glass to come loose and possibly fall out increasing the risk of a crash.
The adhesive used in the upper window in the bunk area to secure the glass may debond.
What to do: Book it in at your next service. There is no deadline and no charge.