Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 12V510000

Seat belts

Volvo Trucks North America filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2012-10-18.

Recall campaignNHTSA 12V510000

Seat belts

Component
Seat belts
Manufacturer
Volvo Trucks North America
Vehicles affected
1,496
Reported to NHTSA
2012-10-18
Owners notified
2013-05-10

Defect description

Volvo is recalling certain model year 2002-2013 VHD and VN trucks, manufactured from August 4, 2000, through June 22, 2012, and equipped with bench passenger seats. The seat belt d-ring weld may not be sufficient enough to meet the seat belt pull test. Therefore, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."

Safety risk

In the event of a crash, an insufficient seat belt weld may prevent the seat belt from properly restraining the occupant. This increases the risk of injury to the seat occupant.

Manufacturer remedy

Volvo Trucks of America will notify owners, and dealers will replace the suspected d-ring, free of change. The safety recall began on May 10, 2013. Owners may contact Volvo at 1-336-393-2000.

Notes

Volvo's recall campaign number is RVXX1204.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

24 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
Volvo VHD2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Volvo VN2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.