VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1968-12-04.
Recall campaignNHTSA 68V130000
Fuel system, gasoline: carburetor system
Component
Fuel system, gasoline: carburetor system
Manufacturer
VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP.
Vehicles affected
27
Reported to NHTSA
1968-12-04
Owners notified
1968-11-22
Manufacturer remedy
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
Notes
POSSIBILITY THAT SHIPPING SCREW WAS LEFT IN FRONT CARBURETOR.SHOULD SCREW LOOSEN, THROTTLE COULD BE HELD IN PARTLY OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION.(CORRECT BY CHECKING AND REMOVING SHIPPING SCREWS).POSSIBILITY THAT FRONT DISC BRAKE SPLASH SHIELDS WERE NOT CHANGED IN CONNECTION WITH MODIFICATION IN PRODUCTION INVOLVING ADDITIONAL REINFORCEMENT OF BRAKE HOSE BRACKET.COULD LEAD TO EVENTUAL BREAKING OF BRACKET, DEPENDING ON ROAD CONDITION AND MILEAGE TRAVELED.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND INSTALLING REINFORCEMENT TO BRAKE HOSE BRACKET WHERE NECES- SARY.) POSSIBILITY THAT MASTER CYLINDER BRAKE RESERVOIR NOT FITTED WITH STRAINER.IF STRAINER IS MISSING, FOREIGN PARTICLES WILL GET INTO RESERVOIR DURING SERVICING.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING COMPLETE RESERVOIR.)
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.