NHTSA recall campaign
00V019001
ManufacturerVOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INCReported2000-01-21Affected3,633 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH FONTAINE FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLIES, MODELS SL5WMS6125, SL5WMS7125, SL5WMS8125, SL5WMS9125, SL5WMS10125, SL5APM6125, SL5APM7125, SLAPM8125, SL5APM9125, SL5APM10125, SL5WMS-D, SL5APM-D, AND SL5BPS-D. IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY CAN CAUSE CRACKING OF THE FIFTH WHEEL MOUNTING PLATE.
Risk
UNDER THE TRAILER LOADING, THE MOUNTING PLATE COULD EVENTUALLY FAIL DUE TO FATIGUE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE MOUNTING PLATES THAT ARE CRACKED.
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Affected vehicles
78 entriesVolvo
- ACL198819891990199119921993
- FE198819891990199119921993
- WAH198819891990199119921993
- WCL198819891990199119921993
- WCM198819891990199119921993
- WCS198819891990199119921993
- WG198819891990199119921993
- WHL198819891990199119921993
- WHR198819891990199119921993
- WHS198819891990199119921993
- WIA198819891990199119921993
- WIL198819891990199119921993
- WIM198819891990199119921993