Volvo Vah 2016

• Recall 116148 [USA]: Headlights that provide insufficient illumination increase the risk of a crash.
  Volvo trucks north america (volvo) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 vah and vhd trucks manufactured april 1, 2014, to august 14, 2015. The affected vehicles may be equipped with headlights that do not meet the minimum intensity requirements, resulting in insufficient illumination of the roadway. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
  volvo will notify owners, and dealers will replace the headlights, free of charge. The recall began on january 19, 2016. Owners may contact volvo customer service at 1-800-528-6586. Volvo's number for this recall is rvxx1505.
  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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• Recall 106598 [USA]: Corrosion will accelerate wear of the ball, possibly resulting in the ball joint separating from the socket, causing loss of steering and an increased risk of a crash.
  Volvo trucks north america (volvo) is recalling certain model year 2012-2016 vah trucks manufactured january 31, 2011, to june 25, 2015, and equipped with a sealed drag link. In the affected trucks, the draglink ball socket boot may be damaged due to the angle of the ball stud. A damaged boot may allow contaminants to enter and corrode the ball socket.
  volvo will notify owners, and dealers will replace the drag link with one that has an improved geometry, free of charge. The recall began on october 13, 2015. Owners may contact volvo customer service at 1-800-528-6586. Volvo's number for this recall is rvxx1503.
  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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• Recall 2015447 [Canada]: Lights and instruments
  Certain vehicles may not comply with the requirements of canada motor vehicle safety standard 108 - lighting system and retro reflective devices. The headlamps may not meet the minimum intensity requirements prescribed by the standard. Insufficient illumination of distant object or the roadway by the headlamps could increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: dealers will replace the sealed beam headlamps.

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• Recall 2015375 [Canada]: Steering
  On certain vehicles, the cut out in the trim panel may restrict the trailer hand brake handle from returning to the off position, causing the trailer service brakes to drag. This could cause the wheel end to overheat, potentially catch fire and/or cause a tire blowout, increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: dealers will inspect and replace the trim panel if necessary.

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Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

• Discrepancies in required cfr reporting investigation # AQ18005

  During a review of volvo trucks (volvo) 2016, 4th quarter ewr field report submissions, odi discovered, multiple communications that had not been submitted to the agency under cfr 579.5 ewr reporting requirements.Also, during a review of the nova lfs transit bus (a subsidiary of the volvo group) recall 17v-323 odi became concerned volvo may not have acted with appropriate speed in making a defect determination and filing the recall with the agency.Based on a review of these issues with volvo, their compliance office agreed to conduct an internal audit of all required reporting and found the following:1.Various forms of communications including, service bulletins, tech tips, case base reasoning reports and other data were not submitted.2.Reporting of some death and injury reports (d&i) had been overlooked and not submittedthis investigation will examine whether volvo acted in conformance with its responsibilities under the safety act.
  

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