Wheel May Bend Or Break – 2022 Volvo VNL

February 19, 2021 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V098000

Wheel May Bend Or Break

Bent or broken wheels can increase the risk of a crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V098

Manufacturer Volvo Trucks North America

Components WHEELS

Potential Number of Units Affected 22

 

Summary

Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo Trucks) is recalling certain 2022 VNL vehicles equipped with Alcoa Mirror Polish Wheels, part number ULT 391, and wheel size 22.5 x 8.25. Under certain circumstances, these wheels may not be able to support the load, which can cause the wheels to bend or break while in use.

 

Remedy

The affected vehicles have been contained by the manufacturer, and therefore no owners will be notified. Dealers will replace the wheels, free of charge. The recall began January 29, 2021. Owners may contact Volvo Trucks customer service at 1-800-528-6586. Volvo Trucks number for this recall is 21E-007.

 

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.

 

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March 4, 2021

 

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN;

 

SUBJECT:
Volvo NHTSA ID: 21V098
Howmet Wheels NHTSA ID: 21E-007

 

All potentially affected vehicles were inspected and repaired if needed between January 20, 2021 and January 29, 2021.  All vehicles were contained and have been addressed prior to being placed in service.

 

Sincerely,

Gerard M. Hones

Regulatory Affairs
Volvo Trucks North America

 

Volvo Group North America LLC
7900 National Service Rd. (27409)
PO Box 26115
Greensboro, NC 27402-6115

 

Telephone
(336) 393-2000

 

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5 February 2021

Volvo Trucks North America

RE:  Delayed quench issue

 

I would greatly appreciate your support in engaging Volvo Truck personnel to assist us with the following safety issue associated with three Howmet Wheel Systems’ wheels that we believe you have received.

Howmet Aerospace Inc.’s Howmet Wheel Systems business unit (HWS) is committed to the quality and safety of our products and we are deeply concerned with locating and recalling these three effected wheels as quickly as possible.

 

Background

HWS identified a thermal processing deviation with 11 wheels manufactured and heat treated in our Cleveland forge plant in late November 2020.  HWS believes 3 of these wheels may have shipped to Volvo Truck.  HWS has notified NHTSA of this safety issue.

 

Next Steps

Based on our initial request, we understand you have conducted an inventory inspection for the affected wheels.  We appreciate your attention and efforts.  If there is a possibility that trucks left your inventory during this search, we request your assistance with identifying the parties that took control of or purchased the trucks.  With your permission, we would like to reach out to these parties and ask for their cooperation in identifying the applicable wheels.

In the event that you believe there may be more opportunity to search Volvo’s existing inventory of HWS wheels for the applicable wheels, please see the enclosed attachment for information on identifying the applicable wheels.

Knowing that you share our concern and commitment to safety, we appreciate your cooperation and support as we work to identify and contain the wheels.

Our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.  Please let me know if you have any questions.

 

Sincerely,

 

Ryan Cummins

 

SENSITIVE

Identifying Applicable Wheels

The applicable wheel is a ULT397 wheel with Heat #H6HW67 that was roll stamped either 12/5/20 or 12/10/20.

Image 1 uses a red arrow to identify the Heat # and where to find it on a bar code label on the drop side of a wheel.

Image 2 shows a sample roll stamp and where to locate the date on the roll stamp. NOTE: image 2 shows the date of December eleven, but that is an example image. The wheel of concern is stamped either 12/5/20 or 12/10/20.

 

Roll Stamp Sample Photo. Note: We are looking for the roll stamp date of either 12/5/20 or 12/10/20. The sample photo has a date of 12/11/20.

 

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21E-007

https://oemdtc.com/5845/wheel-may-bend-or-break-alcoa-high-polish-aluminum-wheels

 

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1 Affected Product

Vehicle

MAKE	MODEL	YEAR
VOLVO	VNL	2022

 

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6 Associated Documents

Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-21V098-4312.pdf 645.703KB

 

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Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-21V098-8023.PDF 213.843KB

 

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Miscellaneous Document

RMISC-21V098-5163.pdf 161.531KB

 

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ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-21V098-1274.pdf 152.872KB

 

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Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2021-1

RCLQRT-21V098-2797.PDF 211.125KB

 

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Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2021-2

RCLQRT-21V098-7498.PDF 211.228KB

 

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Latest Recalls Documents

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=21V098&docType=RCL

 

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