Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - POWER ASSIST - VACUUM | |||||
| 227 | 07/15/2004 | 10008741 | Service campaign 130a - auxiliary vacuum pump cover. *mj | 08/19/2004 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | ||||||
| EA02026 | VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. | 09/10/2002 | 11/21/2003 | VOLVO S40/V40 MY 2000-2001 | 03V474000 | |
| In a november 6, 2003 safety defect report, volvo indicated that they will conduct a safety-related defect recall of the 2000 model year (my) subject vehicles (about 36,000 vehicles).volvo will also conduct a service campaign of about 31,000 2001 my subject vehicles.odi investigated both the 2000 and 2001 my vehicles and determined that the 2001 my vehicles experienced substantially lower rates of failures based on the number of owner reports and warranty claims submitted to odi.odi believes that the proposed action is sufficient to resolve this investigation's safety issues. for the crashes, in addition to the 22 submitted by volvo, odi found 10 additional crash allegations in the owner reports, field reports, and warranty claims submitted by volvo.of these 32 crashes, odi believes that 10 are clearly related to the alleged defect, and 5 appear to be related.of the 17 remaining cases, two did not involve a crash and the other 15 could not be directly connected to the alleged defect.odi will supplement this resume with a closing report and additional technical details concerning the defect. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 12/01/2010 | 154000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2001 volvo v40. the contact stated that while driving and when depressing the brake he noticed that he would have depress extra hard in order for the vehicle to stop in time. the vehicle was inspected by a independent mechanic and they advised him that it was the power assist vacuum. the vehicle has not been repaired. the manufacturer was then contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 154,000. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| 06/20/2003 | 17002 | 1 | 10/07/2000 |
| Volvo 2001 v-40 sation wagon: rear brake pads completely gone by 17000 miles, leading to rotor damage and unsafe braking. inspection at 15200 miles showed no brake related abnormalities. volvo customer relations said fast wearing out of brakes is common in this model. *nlm | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - POWER ASSIST | |||
| 11/01/2002 | 20 | 08/01/2001 | |
| While backing vehicle out of garage in morning the brakes sometimes become very difficult to push (hence, difficult to stop the vehicle). prior to very recently, the problem only occurred while backing out of our garage down the driveway (1-2% grade, only). recently, the problem is beginning to occur while traveling forward, again it is only when the vehicle has been sitting for hours and just started. i have yet to call volvo. the problem has been so intermittent up to this point i know what will happen: we will be without a car for a week while volvo drives it and finally reports to us that there is no problem. have you folks heard anything on this peculiar problem???? dt | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - POWER ASSIST - VACUUM | |||
| 04/08/2003 | 25000 | 25 | |
| No brakes upon initial start and shortly therafter, vehicle idled for approximately 6 hours. dealer reset check valve and said they do not have to replace assembly, computer said okay. *ak | |||