Following 10 accidents involving an electrical fault in the steering system, Volvo has issued a recall for 13,000 of its heavy-duty trucks. None of the trucks were available in the United States.

According to media reports, the problem, which affects the company’s FH16 model manufactured between 1993 and 2002, was discovered in the spring of 2004.

Volvo issued a recall notice to its garages in February of this year. The truck was not available for purchase in the United States, according to Volvo’s Web site.

Due to a faulty ground connection between the cab and chassis of the trucks, electricity can leak into the steering shaft, which then heats and causes steering problems, The Associated Press reported.

“It’s quite a big recall because we’ve seen that the consequences can be dramatic,” Claes Claeson, head of information for Volvo Trucks, told Reuters. “But the error is easy to fix and we don’t see any big costs from this.”

Claeson declined to comment to Reuters on exactly how much the recalls would cost the company.