Volvo Vah, model years 2011 to 2013. Filed by Fontaine Modification and reported to NHTSA on 17 October 2013. 206 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Fontaine Modification (Fontaine) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Volvo VAH vehicles modified with upward facing exhaust diffusers for use as auto-haulers. In the affected vehicles, heat from the exhaust may transfer to the roof of the truck cab and/or the vehicles above the cab.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 13V497 cover?
- Volvo Vah, model years 2011-2013.
- What is wrong with them?
- Fontaine Modification (Fontaine) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Volvo VAH vehicles modified with upward facing exhaust diffusers for use as auto-haulers. In the affected vehicles, heat from the exhaust may transfer to the roof of the truck cab and/or the vehicles above the cab.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Excessive heat could result in a fire.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Fontaine will notify owners and dealers will replace the diffuser with one of a different shape and design, free of charge. Owners may contact Fontaine at 1-800-366-8246.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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: “Excessive heat could result in a fire.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 13V497 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Fontaine Modification |
| System at fault | Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System |
| Reported to NHTSA | 17 October 2013 |
| Model years | 2011-2013 |
| Vehicles named | VOLVO VAH |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Excessive heat could result in a fire.
The remedy
Fontaine will notify owners and dealers will replace the diffuser with one of a different shape and design, free of charge. Owners may contact Fontaine at 1-800-366-8246.
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 588 notices in the record whose component field names engine and engine cooling. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 47 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
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CarsMultiverse, recall 13V497, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v497/
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