The defect
Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo Trucks) is recalling certain 2020-2025 VN, VAH, VHD and VNRE trucks, equipped with Bendix EC80 Advanced Electronic Control Units (ECU). Electrical noise and low signal to the power line carrier may cause the ECU to incorrectly process commands or stop working.
The risk
Safety systems that depend on the ECU (Automatic Traction Control, ABS, Electronic Stability Control, Active Cruise Control, and Collison Mitigation System) may have diminished or lost functionality, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will reprogram the ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 9, 2024. Owners may contact Volvo Trucks customer service at 1-800-528-6586. Volvo Truck's number for this recall is RVXX2409.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volvo VAH | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Volvo VHD | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Volvo VN | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Volvo Vnre (electric) | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
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 | 2020 | 0 | 5 |
| Volvo VAH | 2021 | 0 | 5 |
| Volvo VAH | 2022 | 0 | 4 |
| Volvo VAH | 2023 | 1 | 4 |
| Volvo VAH | 2024 | 0 | 4 |
| Volvo VAH | 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| Volvo VHD | 2020 | 0 | 5 |
| Volvo VHD | 2021 | 0 | 6 |
| Volvo VHD | 2022 | 0 | 5 |
| Volvo VHD | 2023 | 0 | 5 |
| Volvo VHD | 2024 | 0 | 8 |
| Volvo VHD | 2025 | 0 | 5 |
| Volvo VN | 2020 | 5 | 2 |
| Volvo VN | 2021 | 3 | 2 |
| Volvo VN | 2022 | 0 | 6 |
| Volvo VN | 2023 | 0 | 9 |
| Volvo VN | 2024 | 2 | 7 |
| Volvo VN | 2025 | 0 | 8 |
| Volvo Vnre (electric) | 2020 | 0 | 4 |
| Volvo Vnre (electric) | 2021 | 0 | 4 |
| Volvo Vnre (electric) | 2022 | 0 | 5 |
| Volvo Vnre (electric) | 2023 | 0 | 6 |
| Volvo Vnre (electric) | 2024 | 0 | 3 |
| Volvo Vnre (electric) | 2025 | 0 | 3 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2024
178 of the 950 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2024 concerned the electrical system; Volvo Trucks North America filed 105 campaigns in all.
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| 24V930000 13 Dec 2024 | Daimler Vans USA, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2024