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Mar 25, 2016

VOLVO TRUCKS RECALL * USA: To be placed OOS by inspectors

* DC - DOT says unrepaired recalled Volvos on road to be placed OOS by federal, state inspectors

-- On March 18, FMCSA issued an urgent safety bulletin advising operators and carriers of recalled vehicles to immediately contact Volvo Customer Support before continuing driving operations... The recall affects nearly 20,000 Class 8 motor vehicles, with nearly 16,000 affected trucks in the U.S. ... In what a spokesman said is an unprecedented move — have determined that vehicles subject to Volvo Trucks’ safety recall that have not already received the interim or permanent recall remedy repair specified by Volvo and are still operating are unsafe and should be immediately ordered out-of-service by federal and state roadside safety inspectors... On March 10 Volvo Trucks North America announced the recall of certain model year 2016-2017 VNL, VNX, and VNM trucks manufactured from May 11, 2015, through March 8, 2016. The trucks may have been manufactured without a roll pin on the steering shaft... If the roll pin is missing, the lower steering shaft may disconnect from the junction block. Also, the bolt connecting the upper steering shaft to the lower steering shaft may not have been properly tightened. Either condition can lead to separation of the steering shaft without warning, resulting in a complete loss of steering, which may lead to a crash... DOT officials say about half the vehicles have received temporary repairs or removed from the road thus far... 
(Photo: Volvo truck model VNL)   --   Washington, DC, USA - AP/The Trucker - 23 March 2016

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