The defect
Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 VNL, VNX, and VNM trucks manufactured from May 11, 2015, through April 18, 2016. The trucks may have been manufactured without a roll pin on the steering shafts. If the roll pin is missing, the lower steering shaft may disconnect from the junction block. Also, the bolt connecting the upper steering shaft to the lower steering shaft may not have been properly tightened. Either condition can lead to separation of the steering shaft.
The risk
Separation of the steering shaft will result in complete loss of steering which may lead to a vehicle crash.
The remedy
Volvo is strongly recommending that the affected vehicles not be driven until the interim remedy is applied. An interim notice was sent to Volvo owners on March 16, 2016, and an interim repair is available now. A second notice was mailed on May 13, 2016. The final remedy is now available. Both remedies are free of charge. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-877-800-4945 opt #1. Volvo's recall numbers for this campaign are RVXX1602 and RVXX1603. This recall supersedes safety recall 15V-786.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volvo VNL | 2016, 2017 |
| Volvo VNM | 2016, 2017 |
| Volvo VNX | 2016, 2017 |
Components: STEERING
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 VNL | 2016 | 12 | 6 |
| Volvo VNL | 2017 | 0 | 5 |
| Volvo VNM | 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| Volvo VNM | 2017 | 0 | 3 |
| Volvo VNX | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| Volvo VNX | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
Other steering recalls in 2016
39 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the steering; Volvo Trucks North America filed 105 campaigns in all.
| 16V899000 14 Dec 2016 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 16V857000 29 Nov 2016 | Van Hool N.V. |
| 16V826000 15 Nov 2016 | Newmar Corporation |
| 16V809000 7 Nov 2016 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 16V745000 17 Oct 2016 | Entegra Coach |
| 16V743000 17 Oct 2016 | Seagrave Fire Apparatus, LLC |
| 16V720000 7 Oct 2016 | Autocar, LLC |
| 16V723000 7 Oct 2016 | Autocar Industries, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016