Volvo VAH, VHD, VNL, VNM (2011-2012): Visibility/wiper
Recall 13V349000 · Aug 13, 2013 · Volvo Trucks North America
17,824
vehicles affected
17,824
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 13V349000
- Date
- Aug 13, 2013
- Maker
- Volvo Trucks North America
- Units affected
- 17,824
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Visibility/wiper
- Model years
- 2011-2012
- Started by
- The safety regulator
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 VAH, VHD, VNL, and VNM trucks manufactured February 1, 2010, through September 30, 2010 and June 1, 2011, through November 30, 2011. The windshield wiper motor may fail.
What can happen
Inoperable wipers may result in poor driver visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Volvo will notify owners and dealers will replace the windshield wiper motor, free of charge. The recallbegan on December 6, 2013. Owners may contact Volvo at 1-336-393-2000. Volvo's recall number is RVXX1304.
Vehicles covered
4 models, 8 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 13V349000?
4 models: Volvo Vah (2011-2012), Volvo VHD (2011-2012), Volvo VNL (2011-2012) and 1 more, about 17,824 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 13V349000?
Volvo will notify owners and dealers will replace the windshield wiper motor, free of charge. The recallbegan on December 6, 2013. Owners may contact Volvo at 1-336-393-2000. Volvo's recall number is RVXX1304.
What can happen?
Inoperable wipers may result in poor driver visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.