NHTSA Campaign 15V634000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Issued by Volvo Trucks North America · Reported Oct 8, 2015 · 101 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Volvo VNL trucks manufactured December 1, 2011, to September 1, 2013, equipped with certain Electric Auxiliary Power Units (APU), part number BA600, manufactured by Idle Free Systems (IFS). The affected APUs have metal housings whose mounting points may crack and tear. Additionally, the mounting bolts of the power units may loosen or possibly fail.

Consequence

If the mounting points crack and tear or the attaching bolts loosen or fail, the power unit may detach from the truck, becoming a road hazard and increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Volvo will notify owners and IFS dealers will inspect the APU for damage and, where needed, install a welded gusset upgrade kit to strengthen the APU C-channels. All units will receive stronger clamping brackets. The recall began on December 10, 2015. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-528-6586, or IFS customer service at 1-920-206-9333. Volvo's number for this recall is RVXX1506.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
VOLVO VNL 2012 101
VOLVO VNL 2013 101
VOLVO VNL 2014 101

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V634000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.