Tar: Multi-Volume Tape error

[Dwifiandika FAULUS]

I'm trying to backup large files to tape using GNU tar. These files will
require 
more than one tape to archive, so I use the --multi-volume option. The
command 
line is the following:

/usr/local/bin/tar -cvf ${DEST} --multi-volume --totals -R
--files-from=${LOGDIR}/${TEMPLISTFILE}

There is however, a particular warning which indicates a I/O error has
occured, although 
tar seems to continue and asks for a new tape to be inserted. 

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...
/usr/local/bin/tar: WARNING: Cannot close /dev/rmt/0 (4, -1): I/O error
Prepare volume #2 for /dev/rmt/0 and hit return: 
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>From looking around for this error, I find a similar report:
http://mail.gnu.org/pipermail/bug-gnu-utils/2002-July/001863.html

I'm not sure what the exact version of tar that I'm using, when I use
--version option, 
it only shows up to the minor version:

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$ /usr/local/bin/tar --version
tar (GNU tar) 1.13

Copyright (C) 1988, 92,93,94,95,96,97,98, 1999 Free Software Foundation,
Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Written by John Gilmore and Jay Fenlason.
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Can you shed a light on this issue ? Whether it is a known bug, and if a
patch/fix 
is available to the tar.

Thanks a lot for the assistance.


Dwi Faulus