1994 VOLVO WAH Recalls (2)
- Campaign:
- 95V218000 on 11/15/1995
- Component:
- Service brakes, air:controls
- Manufactured:
- 05/31/1994 - 09/30/1995
- Affected:
- 2,456
- Defect:
- Undercoating applied to the inside of the cab shell squeezed out during assembly onto the brake pedal plunger.
- Consequence:
- Undercoating on the plunger may cause the plunger to stick resulting in increased brake pedal effort and/or slow release of the brakes increasing the potential for a vehicle accident.
- Correction:
- Dealers will clean the undercoating from the brake pedal plunger assembly, lubricate and reinstall the brake pedal plunger assembly.
- Notes:
- System: brakes; air; pedals; linkages and valves.vehicle description: heavy duty class 8 trucks.note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact volvo gm heavy truck at 1-800-528-6586. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
- Campaign:
- 98V255000 on 10/14/1998
- Component:
- Suspension:front:springs:air suspension:lines and fittings
- Manufactured:
- 09/30/1986 - 07/12/1998
- Affected:
- 95,013
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: class 8 heavy duty trucks. the air suspension control valve supply line was not plumbed through an air pressure protection valve. in the event of a failure, there would be loss of air pressure in the 'b' system air reservoir that supplies air pressure for the front steer axle brakes.
- Consequence:
- This condition would result in increased stopping distances.
- Correction:
- Dealers will install the necessary air pressure protection valve.
- Notes:
- Owner notification began during november 1998. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact volvo trucks at 1-800-528-6586.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
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