Recall · 21V781000
Volvo Trucks North America recalled the VOLVO VNL over power train
162
Vehicles covered
1
Model
1
Model years
October 6, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- The defect
- Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo Trucks) is recalling certain 2022 VNL vehicles. The electronic control unit software may allow the transmission to shift into neutral unexpectedly.
- What it can cause
- An unexpected shift to neutral can increase the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will reprogram the electronic control module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on November 01, 2021. Owners may contact Volvo Trucks' customer service at 1-800-528-6586. Volvo Trucks' number for this recall is RVXX2104.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| VolvoVNL | 2022 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 162 vehicles this is a small campaign: 64% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers one model year, 2022, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2021, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Volvo vehicles have been recalled over the power train 15 times before this, most recently in July 2019 as 19V510000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 6 other recalls published here, the newest being: 23V511000 (visibility), 23V403000 (air bags), 22V896000 (service brakes, air), 21V417000 (wheels).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Volvo Trucks North America with NHTSA on October 6, 2021 as campaign 21V781000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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