Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 06V441000

Vehicle speed control

VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2006-11-15.

Recall campaignNHTSA 06V441000

Vehicle speed control

Component
Vehicle speed control
Manufacturer
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
Vehicles affected
170,099
Reported to NHTSA
2006-11-15
Owners notified
2006-12-29

Defect description

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A COMBINATION OF THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR IRREGULARITIES, A DIRTY THROTTLE HOUSING, AND/OR INEFFICIENT SOFTWARE CALIBRATION MAY CAUSE A WARNING LAMP TO LIGHT AND THE SUBSEQUENT ONSET OF LIMP HOME MODES.

Safety risk

THIS RESULTED IN A HIGH NUMBER OF VEHICLES GOING INTO THE LIMP HOME MODE WITHOUT NEED.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE CURRENT SOFTWARE UPGRADE ONTO THE INVOLVED VEHICLES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 29, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.

Notes

VOLVO RECALL NO. R155. CUSTOMERS 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.

Scope of coverage

22 model years across 8 models.

ModelYears on record
Volvo C702002 2001 2000 1999
Volvo C70 Convertible2002 2001 2000 1999
Volvo S602002 2001
Volvo S702000 1999
Volvo S802001 2000 1999
Volvo V702002 2001 2000 1999
Volvo V70XC2000 1999
Volvo XC702001

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.