Volvo recalls 2022-2025 VNL trucks with potential idler gear detachment causing engine stalls and crash risks. Owners must contact dealers for free turbo unit replacement.
A detached idler gear can damage the engine, resulting in a stall and increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
Volvo is recalling certain 2022-2025 VNL trucks due to a risk that the idler gear could detach, causing engine stalls and increasing crash or injury chances. Affected owners should have dealers inspect and replace the turbo compound units at no cost.
The idler gear bracket fasteners may be improperly tightened, allowing the gear to detach from the engine. This can cause the engine to stall while driving, increasing the risk of losing control and crashing.
Truck owners with 2022-2025 Volvo VNL trucks are affected. Drivers using these vehicles without the fix are at higher risk of engine stalls and potential crashes.
Check if your truck was manufactured between 2022 and 2025 and has the model name VNL. The recall was notified to owners via mail on April 28, 2025.
Reach out to Volvo Trucks customer service at 1-800-528-6586 to schedule a free inspection and possible turbo unit replacement.
Dealers will inspect and replace the turbo compound units if needed at no cost to the owner.
Dealers will inspect and replace the turbo compound units as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 28, 2025. Owners may contact Volvo Trucks' customer service at 1-800-528-6586. Volvo Trucks' number for this recall is RVXX2504.
2022-2025 Volvo VNL trucks.
The idler gear bracket fasteners may have been improperly tightened, allowing the idler gear to detach from the engine.
Dealers will inspect and replace the turbo compound units for free. Owners can contact Volvo Trucks at 1-800-528-6586 to schedule the service.
We’ve drafted a message you can send Volvo Trucks to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall 25V257000 — Volvo Trucks Volvo Trucks Hello, I own a Volvo Trucks that is covered by recall 25V257000 from Volvo Trucks. The official recall notice states: Dealers will inspect and replace the turbo compound units as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 28, 2025. Owners may contact Volvo Trucks' customer service at 1-800-528-6586. Volvo Trucks' number for this recall is RVXX2504. I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this? Thank you.
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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
