Model year record

1987 WHITE TRUCK White Truck

6 recall campaigns on file for this model year. No owner complaints in our copy of the federal file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 88V150000

Seat belts: front: retractor

Component
Seat belts: front: retractor
Manufacturer
VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP
Vehicles affected
7,879
Reported to NHTSA
1988-09-13
Owners notified
1988-10-05

Defect description

THE SEAT CUSHION MAY INTERFERE WITH THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MECHANISM KEEPING IT FROM LOCKING.

Safety risk

SEAT BELT WOULD BE INEFFECTIVE AND WOULD NOT RESTRAINOCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.

Manufacturer remedy

INSTALL A SPACER BEHIND THE BELT ASSEMBLY MOUNT.

Recall campaignNHTSA 88V092000

Equipment: other: labels

Component
Equipment: other: labels
Manufacturer
VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP
Vehicles affected
276
Reported to NHTSA
1988-06-10
Owners notified
1988-06-22

Defect description

DECALS WARNING NOT TO USE ETHER OR STARTING FLUIDS MAY HAVE BEEN OMITTED FROM THE AIR CLEANER AND/OR INSTRUMENT PANEL.

Safety risk

INJECTION OF THESE FLUIDS INTO THE AIR INTAKE SYSTEMCOULD POSSIBLY BE IGNITED BY THE HEATING COILS AND AN EXPLOSION MAY OCCUR.

Manufacturer remedy

INSTALL WARNING LABELS.

Recall campaignNHTSA 87V145000

Service brakes, air: controls: foot control/valve

Component
Service brakes, air: controls: foot control/valve
Manufacturer
VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP
Vehicles affected
33,183
Reported to NHTSA
1987-09-15
Owners notified
1987-12-18

Defect description

FOOT CONTROLLED BRAKE VALVE MAY MALFUNCTION BY ALLOWING AIR PRESSURE TO BYPASS CONTROL PISTON O RING.

Safety risk

THESE CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE OVERLY AGGRESSIVE TRUCKBRAKING DURING NORMAL BRAKE APPLICATIONS CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLECRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

REPAIR SO AS TO PREVENT BRAKE VALVE MALFUNCTION.

Recall campaignNHTSA 87V138000

Suspension: multiple axle: torque arm

Component
Suspension: multiple axle: torque arm
Manufacturer
VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP
Vehicles affected
45
Reported to NHTSA
1987-09-04
Owners notified
1987-09-11

Defect description

THE TANDEM SUSPENSION CURVED TORQUE RODS MAY FAIL AT A POINT WHERE THE TWO PIECE CENTER TUBE IS WELDED TOGETHER.

Safety risk

A BROKEN TORQUE ROD WOULD AFFECT THE HANDLING AND THESTABILITY OF THE VEHICLE.

Manufacturer remedy

INSPECT AND MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS TO PRECLUDE ROD SEPARATION AT THE WELD POINT.

Recall campaignNHTSA 87V054000

Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages

Component
Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages
Manufacturer
VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP
Vehicles affected
240
Reported to NHTSA
1987-04-14
Owners notified
1987-04-24

Defect description

BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY USED IN RIGHT HAND STATION MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY WELDED AND COULD FAIL.

Safety risk

NORMAL BRAKING CONTROL WOULD BE AFFECTED CREATING THEPOTENTIAL FOR A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

REPAIR BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY.

Recall campaignNHTSA 87V044000

Suspension: front: springs: coil springs

Component
Suspension: front: springs: coil springs
Manufacturer
VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP
Vehicles affected
859
Reported to NHTSA
1987-04-01
Owners notified
1987-04-13

Defect description

INCORRECT GRADE 5 BOLTS MAY HAVE BEEN USED TO INSTALL THE FRONT SPRING FRONT PIN CAP, INSTEAD OF THE GRADE 8 REQUIRED.

Safety risk

BOLT COULD YIELD, STRIP OR BREAK WHICH COULD ALLOW THESPRING TO BECOME DETACHED FROM ITS ANCHOR BRACKET AND AFFECT VEHICLE STABILITY.

Manufacturer remedy

INSTALL CORRECT GRADE 8 BOLTS.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

No complaints in our copy of the federal file for this model year. The daily feed covers recent filings; older history appears only after a full-history rebuild.

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