Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V274000

Engine and engine cooling: engine

Volvo Trucks North America filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-05-11.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V274000

Engine and engine cooling: engine

Component
Engine and engine cooling: engine
Manufacturer
Volvo Trucks North America
Vehicles affected
185
Reported to NHTSA
2015-05-11
Owners notified
2015-06-12

Defect description

Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2012-2016 VNM trucks manufactured March 21, 2011, to April 30, 2015. Excessive engine crankcase pressures may cause the 90-degree elbow of the vent tube assembly to detach from the crankcase ventilation breather, possibly allowing engine oil to come into contact with hot surfaces.

Safety risk

If engine oil comes into contact with a hot surface, there could be an increased risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will secure the ends of the 90-degree elbow. In addition, the electronic control module (ECM) will be reprogrammed with software that can adjust the engine output under misfire conditions to limit crankcase pressures. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on June 12, 2015. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-528-6586. Volvo's number for this recall is RVXX1502.

Notes

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

5 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
Volvo VNM2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

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.