The defect
THE TAPERED KING PIN MAY HAVE BEEN BROKEN SHORTLY AFTER ASSEMBLY INTO THE AXLE.
The risk
KING PIN COULD WORK LOOSE, CAUSING ERRATIC STEERINGWHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH.
The remedy
REPAIR TO CORRECT BROKEN KING PIN CONDITION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volvo F7 Series | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| Volvo FE6 | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| Volvo FE7 | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| Volvo N10 | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| Volvo N12 | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
Components: SUSPENSION:FRONT:KING PIN
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 | 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| Volvo F7 Series | 1986 | 0 | 3 |
| Volvo F7 Series | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Volvo FE6 | 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| Volvo FE6 | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
| Volvo FE6 | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| Volvo FE7 | 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| Volvo FE7 | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
| Volvo FE7 | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| Volvo N10 | 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| Volvo N10 | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
| Volvo N10 | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Volvo N12 | 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| Volvo N12 | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
| Volvo N12 | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
Other suspension recalls in 1987
24 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the suspension; VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP filed 52 campaigns in all.
| 87V193000 18 Dec 1987 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 87V189000 14 Dec 1987 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 87V148000 17 Sept 1987 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
| 87V154000 16 Sept 1987 | BEALL TRANSLINER OF OREGN |
| 87V138000 4 Sept 1987 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 87V128000 10 Aug 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V116000 28 Jul 1987 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 87V110000 16 Jul 1987 | GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987