Recalls
Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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EQUIPMENT - OTHER - LABELS | ||||||||||||||||
11V508000 | VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. | from 07/14/2010 to 04/16/2011 | V (Vehicle) | 20611 | 04/25/2012 | MFR | VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. | 10/18/2011 | 10/21/2011 | 571 | 110 | |||||
Defect Summary | Volvo is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 c70 vehicles manufactured from november 15, 2005, through july 31, 2011, and model year 2011-2012 s60 vehicles manufactured from july 14, 2010, through april 16, 2011, that were equipped with optional accessory spare tire kit. these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number. 110, tire selection and rims. these vehicles do not contain the correct information for vehicles equipped with the optional accessory spare tire and wheel kit. | |||||||||||||||
Consequence Summary | A misprinted label could lead to improper tire inflation which could result in a tire failure, increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
Corrective Summary | Volvo will notify owners and dealers will inspect the vehicle and install the label as necessary, free of charge. the safety recall began on february 23, 2012. owners may contact volvo at 1-201-768-7300. | |||||||||||||||
Notes | Volvo safety recall number is r247.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . |
Bulletins
Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||||
SC-253 | 08/02/2012 | 10045348 | Volvo: see document search button for owner letter. when a/c system is operational, there would be a grinding or growling type of noise due to an incorrect adjustment specification of the thermal expansion valve (txv). *pe | 08/28/2012 |
Consumer Complaints
Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE | |||
09/05/2011 | 5 | ||
The active cruise control stops for no reason. this problem is intermittent. on a number of occasions (~20 times since i picked up the car), the car slows down as the traffics slows down. the car is almost at a stop (5-10 mph) and the emergency brakes comes on, the cars brakes hard & stops and the parking brake turns on. the alert cruise control unavailable show in the diplay. thereafter the cruise will not engage. after i shut off the car and restart it, the cruise again works again. in addition to not performing as advertised, this represents a safety hazard |