Trailer hitches › Fifth wheel assembly

Volvo Acl and 12 more

Reported Jan 21, 20003,633 vehicles affectedVOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INCMaker’s number RVXX0001Built Sep 26, 1988 – Mar 31, 1993

The 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.

The risk

Under the trailer loading, the mounting plate could eventually fail due to fatigue.

The remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the mounting plates that are cracked.

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Notes

Volvo truck recall no. Rvxx0001.owner notification began march 8, 2000.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 or fontaine at 1-800-874-9780.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).