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Defect Investigation of Front Suspension U-bolts Loosen Or Break

Subject:	Front suspension u-bolts loosen or break
Components covered:	Suspension
Investigations Summary:	This investigation was opened on Sep. 6, 2002. It was closed on Nov. 6, 2003. Odi'sinvestigation did not find any evidence that loose or brokenfront suspension u-bolts have caused or contributed to any crashes or "near miss" events. See the attached engineering analysisreport for full technical details. * 1996/1997 built vehicles are designated by Volvo as 1998 model year.
Vehicles Affected by this investigation:	Volvo 420 1998 Volvo 660 1999 Volvo 660 2000 Volvo 660 2001 Volvo 660 1998 Volvo 770 1999 Volvo 770 2000 Volvo 770 2001 Volvo 770 2002 Volvo Heavy Truck 2003 Volvo VHD 1998 Volvo VN610 1999 Volvo VN610 2000 Volvo VN610 2001 Volvo VN610 Volvo Volvo Truck