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Volvo excessive engine crankcase pressures may cause the 90-degree elbow of the vent tube assembly to detach from the crankcase ventilation breather, possibly allowing engine oil to come into contact with hot surfaces.

NHTSA campaign 15V-274 · Reported May 11, 2015 · 185 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Volvo VNM
VEHICLES AFFECTED
185
REMEDY
Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will secure the ends of the 90-degree elbow.
COST
Free

The short version

Volvo Trucks North America reported a problem with the engine and engine cooling engine. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

Excessive engine crankcase pressures may cause the 90-degree elbow of the vent tube assembly to detach from the crankcase ventilation breather, possibly allowing engine oil to come into contact with hot surfaces.

WHY IT MATTERS

If engine oil comes into contact with a hot surface, there could be an increased risk of a fire.

WHAT TO DO

In addition, the electronic control module (ECM) will be reprogrammed with software that can adjust the engine output under misfire conditions to limit crankcase pressures, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 15V-274.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2012–2016Volvo VNM

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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