Campaign 23V-441

Steering gear fasteners may not be properly tightened

Defect summary

Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo Trucks) is recalling certain 2023-2024 VN, VHD, and VAH trucks. The steering gear fasteners may not be properly tightened.

Consequence

Loose steering gear fasteners may result in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will tighten the steering gear fasteners, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 18, 2023. Owners may contact Volvo Trucks' customer service at 1-800-528-6586. Volvo Trucks' number for this recall is RVXX2307.

Notes

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.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 23V441000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

3 product lines are covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about steering on these vehicles: 0, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 23V-441
Make	Model	Model years
Volvo	VAH	2023 to 2024
Volvo	VHD	2023 to 2024
Volvo	VN	2023 to 2024

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

Before the recall

2 service bulletins on this component came first

Distinct manufacturer communications on the same component group, make, model and model year in the 24 months before the report date.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications file.

Service bulletins

26V-444 Jul 9, 2026
Steering knuckles may have been manufactured with insufficiently tightened steering arms
25V-520 Aug 11, 2025
Dynamic steering and oversteer guidance feature may malfunction and cause a loss of steering control
24E-064 Aug 5, 2024
Tie rod assemblies may contain ball studs that have been incorrectly heat-treated, which can cause them to break, and possibly result in tie rod…
24V-503 Jul 2, 2024
Tie rod assembly ball stud could have been improperly heat treated and can fail
24V-423 Jun 9, 2024
Tie rod assemblies may contain an improperly heat-treated ball stud that can fail, resulting in a sudden loss of steering control
24V-397 Jun 4, 2024
Steering gear may have an improperly seated plug in the valve housing, which can result in a sudden loss of steering control