Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||||
| 8830032 | 02/01/2000 | 8830032 | 613430 | Subject regarding installation of protective cover for the door locks. *tt | 07/13/2000 |
| 830032 | 01/01/2000 | 610391 | Information on installing protective cover for door locks. *tt | 04/26/2000 | |
| STRUCTURE - BODY - TAILGATE | |||||
| 850004 | 05/01/2001 | 850004 | 621850 | This service bulletin describes how to repair the tailgate panel attachments. *tt | 10/03/2001 |
| 8850004 | 11/01/2000 | 850004 | 618498 | Information on repairing the tailgate panel attachments. *tt | 04/14/2001 |
| 8850004 | 04/01/2000 | 610595 | Information on how to repair the tailgate panel attachments. *tt | 05/08/2000 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 10/28/2012 | 100000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2000 volvo v70. the contact stated that while sitting idle at a traffic stop, the contact | |||
| 10/28/2012 | 100000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2000 volvo v70 the contact stated that while the vehicle was at a stop a vehicle crashed into the contact vehicle rear-end and caused the driver seat to split in half, the driver door to unlock, and driver frontal air bag failed to deploy. the vehicle was towed for further investigation. a police report was filed. the contact suffered injury to the vertebrae. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle failure and current mileage was 100,000. li | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - TAILGATE | |||
| 02/19/2004 | 1 | ||
| The consumer has the same problem as stated in nhtsa recall # 00v239000. the recall states that the tailgate locking mechanism may have been incorrectly manufactured which, in combination with cold temperatures, could cause improper locking of the tailgate. the consumer was informed by the dealer that the vehicle was not included in the recall due to vin. *nm | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - TAILGATE - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | |||
| 03/15/2005 | 66000 | 1 | 10/01/2001 |
| Rear locking mechanism broke . rear locking light illuminated, and lock was not locking completely. consumer contacted the dealer. however, dealer did nothing to assist the consumer. recall 00v239000 concerning tailgate locking mechanism was issued. *ak *sb *nm | |||
| 03/12/2004 | 5000 | 30 | 01/13/2000 |
| Tail gate latch fails to shut in cold weather and tailgate cannot be closed while driving. manufacturer has recalled some of these vehicles, but not all (my vin number not included and i've noted there are several other similar complaints regarding this already filed with nhsta) - recall needs to be expanded!!! dealer refuses to repair. | |||