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NHTSA recall 99V274000

Trailer hitches

Volvo Wah

Reported Oct 12, 199959 vehicles affectedVOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INCMaker’s number RVXX9906Built Mar 17, 1999 – Aug 13, 1999

The defect

Vehicle description: heavy duty class 8 trucks. the antilock brake system (ABS) wire in the trailer cable junction box at the end of the frame may not contain power for the trailer ABS as required by fmvss no. 121, "air brake systems."

The risk

Under a heavy brake application (lock up), a non-functioning trailer ABS could allow the trailer to skid, increasing the risk of a crash.

The remedy

Dealers will install the electrical circuit required to activate the center pin of the trailer cable circuit.

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Vehicles in this recall

Volvo Wah
1999

Notes

Volvo trucks recall no. Rvxx9906.owner notification began november 12, 1999. 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 contactvolvo 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).