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NHTSA recall 97V033000

Power train › Manual transmission › Column shift assembly

Volvo VN

Reported Mar 3, 19971,035 vehicles affectedVOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INCBuilt Mar 8, 1996 – Jan 30, 1997

The defect

The transmission shift control lever can break off at the transmission.

The risk

If the shift lever fails, the transmission cannot be shifted and the vehicle can become a hazard or obstruction to other drivers.

The remedy

Dealers will replace these transmission shift control levers with new control levers.

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Vehicles in this recall

Volvo VN
19961997

Notes

Owner notification:owner notification IS expected to begin march 25, 1997. 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 corporation at 1-910-393-2000.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.