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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 campaign NHTSA 88V150000
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 campaign NHTSA 88V092000
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 campaign NHTSA 87V145000
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 campaign NHTSA 87V138000
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 campaign NHTSA 87V054000
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 campaign NHTSA 87V044000
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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