Volvo recalls 63,000 Heavy Trucks

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    Volvo Trucks of North America has announced the recall of certain VN
    and VNM tractor trailer trucks concerning a faulty steering syste
    component

    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported 23 know
    crashes that resulted in two injuries as a result of the fault
    steering component which could potentially fail and cause a complet
    loss of steering. The trucks with the potential for steering failur
    are model year 2001-2006, and were manufactured with TRW sealed dra
    links

    Volvo Trucks N. America initially blamed drivers for failing t
    properly maintain their trucks, before determining that it was
    manufacturing defect. The total number of trucks affected by th
    recall is 63,788

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