The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 TRUCKS. THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) WIRE IN THE TRAILER CABLE JUNCTION BOX AT THE END OF THE FRAME MAY NOT CONTAIN POWER FOR THE TRAILER ABS AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS."
The risk
UNDER A HEAVY BRAKE APPLICATION (LOCK UP), A NON-FUNCTIONING TRAILER ABS COULD ALLOW THE TRAILER TO SKID, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE THE CENTER PIN OF THE TRAILER CABLE CIRCUIT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volvo WAH | 1999 |
Components: TRAILER HITCHES
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 WAH | 1999 | 1 | 4 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 1999
9 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the trailer hitches; VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC filed 58 campaigns in all.
| 99V363000 29 Dec 1999 | SEAHAWK RECREATIONAL VEHICLES |
| 99V294000 26 Oct 1999 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 99V027002 12 Aug 1999 | NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES |
| 99V211000 10 Aug 1999 | GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. |
| 99V156000 22 Jun 1999 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 99V121000 14 May 1999 | ENTREPRISES USA, INC. |
| 99V098000 29 Apr 1999 | HART TRAILERS |
| 99V053000 15 Mar 1999 | TIMPTE, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999