The defect
THE BUMPER MOUNTED CAB ENTRY STEP MAY FAIL DUE TO IMPROPER WELDING OR TO NUTS WHICH ATTACH THE STEP PULLING THROUGH THE BUMPER LINING. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: CAB ENTRY STEP COULD COLLAPSE AND POSSIBLY INJURE THE USER.
The remedy
REPAIR WELDING AND/OR REPLACE CAGE NUTS, AS NECESSARY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volvo F7 Series | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 |
Components: STRUCTURE
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 F7 Series | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Volvo F7 Series | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Volvo F7 Series | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Volvo F7 Series | 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| Volvo F7 Series | 1986 | 0 | 3 |
Other structure recalls in 1986
7 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the structure; VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP filed 52 campaigns in all.
| 86V002000 2 Dec 1986 | AUTOMATIC EQUIP. MFG. CO. |
| 86V118000 26 Aug 1986 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 86V107000 5 Aug 1986 | ALLOY TRAILERS,INC |
| 86V100000 28 Jul 1986 | THEURER INC. |
| 86V011000 28 Jan 1986 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 86V008000 17 Jan 1986 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986