Volvo said Thursday(12/27/2007) it had recalled 125,000 trucks in North America due to the danger of short circuits in the lighting system that could cause fires.
The recalled trucks are produce in North America from the year 2003 - 2007. The call-back was due to an electrical module that controls the trucks' lighting system. The system is proved to become too warm and ca cause a short-circuit that potentially could create smoke and even fire. Volvo spokesman Tommy Kohle said, it's remain unclear how the problem would be fixed.
Volvo already suffers from sales decline on the American market thanks to the new environmental standards introduced on January 1, 2007. However, it sees strong growth in Asia.