NHTSA recall campaign

07V496000

Trailer Hitches › Fifth Wheel Assembly

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8Affected configurations shown6,519Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentTrailer Hitches › Fifth Wheel Assembly
Report receivedNov 10, 2008
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE PIVOT BOLT CAN BECOME LOOSE WITHOUT THE DRIVER'S KNOWLEDGE. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE DRIVER COULD DRIVE AWAY AND THE TRAILER COULD BECOME DISENGAGED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PIVOT BOLT AND SLEEVE WITH A HEX HEAD SHOULDER BOLT AND WASHER FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 28, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO TRUCKS AT 1-800-528-6586.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 07V496000

2008 VOLVO VHDOpen vehicle record →2008 VOLVO VTOpen vehicle record →2008 VOLVO VNLOpen vehicle record →2008 VOLVO VNMOpen vehicle record →2007 VOLVO VHDOpen vehicle record →2007 VOLVO VTOpen vehicle record →2007 VOLVO VNLOpen vehicle record →2007 VOLVO VNMOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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