RVXX1608 – Electronic Air Dryer – 2013-2017 Volvo VNL & VNM 2017 VNX

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NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V928
Manufacturer Volvo Trucks North America
Components SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
Potential Number of Units Affected 6,127

 

Brake System Contamination Due to Oil and Water

If the brake system becomes contaminated, braking performance could be affected, increasing the risk of a crash.

 

Summary

Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2013-2017 VNL and VNM trucks and certain model year 2017 VNX trucks.

In the affected vehicles, incorrect software for controlling the electronic air dryer may result in oil and water contaminating the brake system.

 

Remedy

Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the vehicle control module and replace the air dryer filter, free of charge.

The recall is expected to begin February 17, 2017.

Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-528-6586.

Volvo’s number for this recall is RVXX1608.

 

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

 

To: U.S. and Canada Distributors

Dealer Principals

Service Managers

Warranty Managers

Parts Managers

Bulletin:     SRA-V16-08

Date:           December 20, 2016

Action Required?       YES

 

From: Regulatory Affairs Department

 

Subject: RVXX1608, Electronic Air Dryer

            

Summary:

Description of Defect: 

Certain parameters used to control the cycling of the electronic air dryer are incorrect; the parameters were set to low at 1/3 of the required volume of air to purge the desiccant. As a result, more condensation may occur and be passed through the air system as compared to an air dryer with the correct parameters. This may allow oil and water to contaminate the brake system, which over time and under certain conditions such as cold weather may affect brake performance.

 

Models/ Model Years Affected: 

Volvo: Certain VNL/2013-2017; VNM/2010, 2013-2017; and VNX/ 2015 and 2017

 

Vehicle Quantities:

Volvo: 6,271 Trucks in total (6,128 U.S., 142 Canada, Mexico 1)

 

Dealer’s Responsibility:

The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act and Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Act requires dealers to ensure that all new and used vehicles are free of safety defects and comply with all relevant safety standards at the time of delivery to the consumer.

 

Dealers should make their personnel aware of the safety recall. In the event that a dealer has a vehicle included in the safety recall in their inventory to be sold, the condition must be corrected before releasing it to a customer.

 

Release Schedule:

  • Vehicle list will be posted on the Trucks Dealer Portal December 20, 2016.
  • Repair Instructions are tentatively scheduled for release by February 17, 2017.
  • Owner Notices are scheduled to be mailed on or before February 17, 2017.

 

Questions:

Contact the Regulatory Affairs Department at vtna.regulatoryaffairs@volvo.com if you have questions.

 

 

For the most current and accurate information, always refer to Trucks Dealer Portal for the electronic version of this document.

 

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2016/RCMN-16V928-0213.pdf

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