Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 10V566000

Equipment: electrical: navigational system(global positioning system)

VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2010-11-08.

Recall campaignNHTSA 10V566000

Equipment: electrical: navigational system(global positioning system)

Component
Equipment: electrical: navigational system(global positioning system)
Manufacturer
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
Vehicles affected
416
Reported to NHTSA
2010-11-08
Owners notified
2010-11-18

Defect description

VOLVO IS RECALLING CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH GARMIN 760 PORTABLE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) UNITS BECAUSE THE BATTERIES ON THOSE UNITS MAY OVERHEAT.

Safety risk

AN OVERHEATED BATTERY COULD LEAD TO A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

VOLVO ADVISES OWNERS TO PLEASE STOP USING THE GARMIN PORTABLE GPS DEVICE IMMEDIATELY, AND VISIT THE GARMIN WEBSITE TO DETERMINE IF THEIR UNIT IS AFFECTED. THE UNIT'S BATTERY WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW BATTERY AND A SPACER WILL BE INSERTED ON TOP OF THE BATTERY NEXT TO THE PCB. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 18, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GARMIN AT 866-957-1981 OR VISIT GARMIN'S WEBSITE AT WWW.GARMIN.COM/NUVIBATTERYPCBRECALL.

Notes

VOLVO SAFETY RECALL NO. R231.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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Scope of coverage

70 model years across 9 models.

ModelYears on record
Volvo C302010 2009 2008 2007
Volvo C702010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Volvo S402010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Volvo S602009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Volvo S802010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Volvo V502010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
Volvo V702010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Volvo XC702010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Volvo XC902010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

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.