Recall Register

1998 Volvo WXLL: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 1998 Volvo WXLL. The newest campaign is 03V308000. NHTSA received the report on 22 Aug 2003. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Automatic Transmission. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 03V308000, in the NHTSA record

Volvo trucks will notify its customers and install an additional air operated stop light switch and the necessary wiring changes. Owner notification is expected to begin during september 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact at 1-800-528-6586.
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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 119,866 units in total.

  • 03V308000Power Train / Automatic Transmission
  • 00V232003Service Brakes, Air / Antilock
  • 98V255000Suspension / Front / Springs / Air Suspension / Lines and Fittings
  • 98V120001Wheels / Rim

  1. 03V308000Received . 3,426 units.

    Power Train / Automatic Transmission

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain heavy-duty class 8 vehicles, the body builder wiring option was mis-wired in such a way that the auto neutral with service brake status option may allow the transmission to go into forward gear without the driver's foot pressing down on the brake pedal first.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Unintended movement of the vehicle could put persons in danger inside and outside the vehicle.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Volvo trucks will notify its customers and install an additional air operated stop light switch and the necessary wiring changes. Owner notification is expected to begin during september 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact at 1-800-528-6586.

    Report filed by VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC. Manufacturer campaign number RVXX0306. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 00V232003Received . 18,362 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Antilock

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks built with bendix air ABS with an ec-17 1030r electronic control unit (ECU), there have been reports of unwanted ABS activation at low speeds caused by 1) chafed ABS wheel speed sensor wires on rotating parts or 2) a damaged component at the wheel end that generates a certain type of erratic sensor signal.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition could cause the ABS ECU to exhaust the air at the air brake modulators for one or more of the wheels. This could result in extended braking distances and a possible crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the ABS ECU.

    Report filed by VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 98V255000Received . 95,013 units.

    Suspension / Front / Springs / Air Suspension / Lines and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: class 8 heavy duty trucks. The air suspension control valve supply line was not plumbed through an air pressure protection valve. In the event of a failure, there would be loss of air pressure in the 'b' system air reservoir that supplies air pressure for the front steer axle brakes.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition would result in increased stopping distances.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install the necessary air pressure protection valve.

    Report filed by VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 98V120001Received . 3,065 units.

    Wheels / Rim

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with aftermarket aluminum dual wheels, 22.5x8.25, one-piece, tubeless, supplied by accuride/akw. Certain design revisions combined with process conditions caused fatigue cracks in these wheels.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition can cause failure of these wheels.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Accuride/akw will replace these wheels.

    Report filed by VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC.

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19952
  2. 19961
  3. 19974
  4. 19984
  5. 19993
  6. 20003
  7. 20013
  8. 20023
  9. 20032
  10. 20041

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1998 Volvo WXLL: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volvo/wxll/1998/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1998 Volvo WXLL?
119,866 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Volvo WXLL have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns for the Volvo WXLL, model years 1995 to 2004. 4 of them name the 1998 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 Volvo WXLL open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.