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title: "VOLVO VNRE (ELECTRIC) (2020) - Recall 23V512000 — NHTSA record 237985 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo Trucks) is recalling certain 2020-2024 VNR Electric vehicles. The rivnut threaded inserts inside the high-voltage battery may"
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updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
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# VOLVO VNRE (ELECTRIC) (2020) - Recall 23V512000 — NHTSA record 237985

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Jul 24, 2023. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

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## What the record says

- **Product**: VOLVO VNRE (ELECTRIC) (2020) - Recall 23V512000
- **Reason**: Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo Trucks) is recalling certain 2020-2024 VNR Electric vehicles. The rivnut threaded inserts inside the high-voltage battery may be over-tightened and break, which could result in a short circuit. An electrical short circuit increases the risk of a fire.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Volvo Trucks North America
- **Quantity**: 172
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 237985

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=23V512000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: VOLVO VNRE (ELECTRIC); model year 2020. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

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## Distribution

Not supplied

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## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Jul 24, 2023
- **Owner notification**: Nov 1, 2023
- **Record created**: Jul 25, 2023

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Dealers will replace the batteries, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed September 15, 2023. Owners will receive a second notice once remedy becomes available. Owners may contact Volvo Trucks' customer service at 1-800-528-6586. Volvo Trucks' number for this recall is RVXX2308.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=23V512000)

Use [NHTSA's VIN check](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls) to check an individual vehicle and its remedy status.

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