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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | ||||||||||||||||
| 06V144000 | VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. | from 05/25/2004 to 10/19/2005 | V (Vehicle) | 122431 | 09/05/2006 | ODI | VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. | 04/28/2006 | 04/28/2006 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain vehicles, if the wiper arm is activated in extreme winter weather conditions and without lifting the wiper arms and cleaning the windshield prior to moving, the wiper arm might slip on its driveshaft, resulting in an inability to move the wipers from the park position. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Inoperative wipers under inclement weather conditions could cause a crash due to impaired visibility. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the wiper arms and retaining nuts. the recall began on september 5, 2006. owners may contact volvo cars at 1-800-458-1552. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Volvo recall no. r156.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administrationvolvo recall no. r156.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM | |||||
| 8754 | 11/30/2005 | 8754 | 10018740 | Temperature coming out of the climate vents may start to cycle from max hot back to full cold when max hot is required. *ak | 01/12/2006 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY | |||
| 03/14/2010 | 40000 | ||
| 2006 volvo xc90 headlamp failure. wa.state volvo rep. denies intermittant headlamp failure exists. this is a huge safty issue. the volvo headlights just fail when the vehicle is being driven! i and many others approx.93,487 owner's of this vehicle have spent thousands of dollars having volvo service dealer's unable to correct the serious problem. this should be a priority saftey recall and volvo should immediatly send out a service bulliten to all dealerships. apparently volvo does know this problem exists and has purposely chosen to not correct the problem or to aknowledge the serious safety issue. volvo owner's are at risk of serious injury or death. while driving the volvo the headlamps flicker and fail . the driver usually a mother with children in the car is suddenly plunged into darkness at any given speed and at night. please help all of us mothers who believe we made the best decision to provide safety first for our family's . this needs to be a priority safety recall . having the headlights fail while driving is putting innocent lives in grave danger. | |||