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Volvo fifth wheel may have an outboard slider bracket that is too narrow, possibly allowing the trailer to separate from the tractor.

NHTSA campaign 18V-542 · Reported August 16, 2018 · 69 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Volvo VNL and VNR
VEHICLES AFFECTED
69
REMEDY
Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the fifth wheel slider bracket, replacing it as necessary, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Volvo Trucks North America reported a problem with the trailer hitches fifth wheel assembly. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The fifth wheel may have an outboard slider bracket that is too narrow, possibly allowing the trailer to separate from the tractor.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the trailer separates from the tractor, it can increase the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the fifth wheel slider bracket, replacing it as necessary, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 18V-542.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2019Volvo VNL
2019Volvo VNR

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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