Volvo Vhd, Volvo Vnl, Volvo Vnm, Volvo Vt, model years 2008 to 2011. Filed by Volvo Trucks North America and reported to NHTSA on 12 October 2010. 1,926 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Volvo is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 vhd, vnl, vnm, as well as 2008-2010 vt vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of part 567, "certification." the tire description may be incorrect on the vehicle's certification label.
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.
Volvo's own number for this recall: RVXX1005. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 10V492 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 10V492 cover?
- Volvo VHD, Volvo VNL, Volvo VNM, Volvo VT, model years 2008-2011.
- What is wrong with them?
- VOLVO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2011 VHD, VNL, VNM, AS WELL AS 2008-2010 VT VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF PART 567, "CERTIFICATION." THE TIRE DESCRIPTION MAY BE INCORRECT ON THE VEHICLE'S CERTIFICATION LABEL.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- THE MISINFORMATION ON THESE LABELS COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE OVERLOADING THAT CAN INCREASE RISK OF A CRASH.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE LABELS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 25, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Volvo calls this recall RVXX1005, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
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: “THE MISINFORMATION ON THESE LABELS COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE OVERLOADING THAT CAN INCREASE RISK OF A CRASH.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 10V492 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
| System at fault | Equipment:Other:Labels |
| Reported to NHTSA | 12 October 2010 |
| Model years | 2008-2011 |
| Vehicles named | VOLVO VHD, VOLVO VNL, VOLVO VNM, VOLVO VT |
What the notice says today
The consequence
THE MISINFORMATION ON THESE LABELS COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE OVERLOADING THAT CAN INCREASE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE LABELS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 25, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Volvo VHD recalls: 37 US campaigns
- Volvo VNL recalls: 60 US campaigns
- Volvo VNM recalls: 22 US campaigns
- Volvo VT recalls: 4 US campaigns
How to cite this record
Quoting the wording on this page means quoting a version, so the date belongs in the citation:
CarsMultiverse, recall 10V492, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10v492/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
The recall record and its wording are published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and are US Government public domain. The dated archive, the comparison and any before-and-after above are CarsMultiverse. How fresh every engine behind this page is, is public on the status page. To check a specific vehicle, use NHTSA’s own VIN lookup.
Other Volvo notices we hold
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- 26V444: 2026 VOLVO VHD, VNL (4), VNR (4), VN, and VAH
- 26V350: 2026 VAH, 2026-2027 VN, VHD, VNL (4), and 2027 VNR (4)
- 26V260: 2026-2027 VNR (4) and 2025-2027 VNL (4)
- 26V208: 2025-2027 VNL (4) and 2026-2027 VNR (4)
- 26V186: 2025-2026 VNL (4)
- 26V184: 2025-2026 VNL (4)
- 26V136: 2025-2026 EX30 and 2026 EX30CC
All 211 Volvo campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 10V492 on 17 September 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
1a91fedd - Consequence
6862b262 - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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