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Volvo in the affected vehicles, heat from the exhaust may transfer to the roof of the truck cab and/or the vehicles above the cab.

NHTSA campaign 13V-497 · Reported October 17, 2013 · 206 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Volvo VAH
VEHICLES AFFECTED
206
REMEDY
Fontaine will notify owners and dealers will replace the diffuser with one of a different shape and design, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Fontaine Modification reported a problem with the engine and engine cooling exhaust system. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

In the affected vehicles, heat from the exhaust may transfer to the roof of the truck cab and/or the vehicles above the cab.

WHY IT MATTERS

Excessive heat could result in a fire.

WHAT TO DO

Fontaine will notify owners and dealers will replace the diffuser with one of a different shape and design, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 13V-497.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2011–2013Volvo VAH

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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