{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volvo recall 18V542 (RVXX1801): Volvo VNL, Volvo VNR (2019)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v542/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V542 (Volvo): If the trailer separates from the tractor, it can increase the risk of a crash. Volvo's own number: RVXX1801.",
  "excerpt": "Volvo Vnl, Volvo Vnr, model year 2019. Filed by Volvo Trucks North America and reported to NHTSA on 16 August 2018. 69 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo) is recalling certain 2019 Volvo VNL and VNR trucks equipped with Jost fifth wheel couplings. The fifth wheel may have an outboard slider bracket that is too narrow, possibly allowing the trailer to separate from the tractor. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Volvo's own number for this recall: RVXX1801. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V542 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the trailer separates from the tractor, it can increase the risk of a crash.” 18V542 Volvo Trucks North America Trailer Hitches:Fifth Wheel Assembly 16 August 2018 2019-2019 VOLVO VNL, VOLVO VNR If the trailer separates from the tractor, it can increase the risk of a crash. Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the fifth wheel slider bracket, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The rec",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:49:51+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:47:29+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volvo recall 18V542 (RVXX1801): Volvo VNL, Volvo VNR (2019)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v542/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}