NHTSA recall campaign

96V038000

Steering › Linkages

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6Affected configurations shown1,303Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentSteering › Linkages
Report receivedOct 2, 1997
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE ERRATIC STEERING RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES FOR A BROKEN KING PIN AND REPLACE THE KING PINS IF BROKEN.

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 96V038000

1996 VOLVO WGOpen vehicle record →1996 VOLVO WCAOpen vehicle record →1996 VOLVO WHLOpen vehicle record →1996 VOLVO WIAOpen vehicle record →1996 VOLVO ACLOpen vehicle record →1996 VOLVO FEOpen 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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