The defect
Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 VAH and VNL trucks manufactured May 12, 2010, to October 31, 2014. The affected vehicles may experience premature tire failure during certain operating conditions such as high speeds, heavy load, and high road temperature.
The risk
Premature tire failure could increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
The remedy
Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will replace the tires and set the road speed limiter, free of charge. The recall began on January 16, 2015. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-528-6586. Volvo's number for this recall is RVXX1405.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volvo VAH | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Volvo VNL | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
Components: TIRES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volvo VAH | 2011 | 0 | 5 |
| Volvo VAH | 2012 | 0 | 6 |
| Volvo VAH | 2013 | 0 | 5 |
| Volvo VAH | 2014 | 0 | 5 |
| Volvo VNL | 2011 | 4 | 12 |
| Volvo VNL | 2012 | 5 | 14 |
| Volvo VNL | 2013 | 7 | 14 |
| Volvo VNL | 2014 | 8 | 12 |
Other tires recalls in 2014
11 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the tires; Volvo Trucks North America filed 105 campaigns in all.
| 14V800000 17 Dec 2014 | Chrysler Group LLC |
| 14V675000 27 Oct 2014 | Mazda North American Operations |
| 14V632000 8 Oct 2014 | Chrysler Group LLC |
| 14V633000 8 Oct 2014 | Chrysler Group LLC |
| 14V618000 3 Oct 2014 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 14V619000 3 Oct 2014 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 14V468000 31 Jul 2014 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 14V437000 18 Jul 2014 | Koenigsegg Automotive AB |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014