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Volvo are equipped with certain Meritor FF967 non-drive front steer axles that may have been incorrectly heat treated.

NHTSA campaign 16V-467 · Reported June 27, 2016 · 129 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Volvo VNL and VNM
VEHICLES AFFECTED
129
REMEDY
Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the axles for specific heat code serial numbers.
COST
Free

The short version

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

WHAT

These vehicles are equipped with certain Meritor FF967 non-drive front steer axles that may have been incorrectly heat treated.

WHY IT MATTERS

The improperly heat treated axles may fracture, resulting in a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the axles for specific heat code serial numbers, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 16V-467.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2013Volvo VNL
2013Volvo 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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