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Volvo are equipped with an MGM Type 24 J-series piston parking brake chamber.

NHTSA campaign 13V-152 · Reported April 22, 2013 · 701 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Volvo VHD and VNL
VEHICLES AFFECTED
701
REMEDY
Volvo will notify owners and the brake chambers will be replaced as needed, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Volvo Trucks North America reported a problem with the conventional air. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

These vehicles are equipped with an MGM Type 24 J-series piston parking brake chamber. The brake chambers may leak pressure allowing the parking brake to drag when it is supposed to be released.

WHY IT MATTERS

Overheated brake components could result in a fire.

WHAT TO DO

Volvo will notify owners and the brake chambers will be replaced as needed, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 13V-152.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2011–2013Volvo VHD
2011–2013Volvo VNL

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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