Volvo VN - Introduction; Information for the Owner

2INTRODUCTION
INFORMATIONFORTHEOWNER
Iftherearequestionsonthemaintenanceandperformanceofyourvehicle,please
discussthemwithyourV olvoTruckdealer.Yourauthorizeddealerisrequiredto
havetrainedmechanics,specialtoolsandsparepartstofullyserviceyourvehicle.If
necessary,yourdealerwillcontactthemanufacturerforanyassistance.
Inadditiontothisoperatorsmanual,theremaybeadditionalinstruction/operators
manualssuppliedbycomponentmanufacturers.Thesemanualsareplacedinthe
Owner’sPackageandplacedinthecab.Besuretoreadallthemanualsthoroughly
beforeoperatingthevehicle.
Varioussafetylabelsmaybeplacedaboutthecomponentsbythecomponent
manufacturer.Besuretoreadandfollowtheselabelstopreventdamagetothe
vehicle,personalinjuryordeath.
InformationinthismanualreferstoV olvocomponentsandV olvodrivetrain.Thereis
alsocertaininformationregardingtheCumminsengine.Fordetailedinformationon
theCumminsengineornon-V olvoenginesand/ordrivetrains,contacttherespective
manufacturer.
EstablishaPreventiveMaintenanceProgramwiththehelpofyourlocalV olvoTruck
dealer.APreventiveMaintenanceProgrammakesitpossibletomaximizetheamount
oftimeyourvehicleisupandrunning,resultinginlongercomponentlife.Thismakes
forasafervehiclebyreducinganymechanicalfailuresduetopoormaintenance
practices.
Varioustruckwarrantycoverageplans,contingentonapplicationandweightclass,
areavailable.PleasecontactanauthorizedV olvoTruckdealerforcompletedetails.
ReplacementwarrantycerticatesforV olvoTrucksareavailablefromauthorized
V olvodealers.
FortrucksplacedinserviceafterOctober,2002andoperatingintheUSA,Mexicoand
Canada,V olvodealerscanordercopiesoftheStandardTruckWarrantyCerticate
andthePremium(Purchased)TruckCoverageCerticate.WarrantyCerticatecopies
andOperatorManualsareavailableineitherEnglish,SpanishorFrench.Contactyour
authorizedV olvoTruckdealerformoreinformation.
Note:Federallawrequiresmanufacturerstonotifyownersofitsproductsintheevent
ofanon-compliancetoaFederalMotorV ehicleSafetyStandardorifasafety-related
defectisdiscovered.Ifyouarenottheoriginalownerofthisvehicle,pleasenotifyus
aboutthechangeinownershipattheaddressbeloworthroughanauthorizedV olvo
Truckdealer.Thisistheonlywaywewillbeabletocontactyouifnecessary.
V olvoTrucksNorthAmerica
Attn:V ehicleRegistrationDept.
P.O.Box26115
Greensboro,NC27402-6115
UnitedStatesofAmerica