Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 79V132000

Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly

VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1979-05-30.

Recall campaignNHTSA 79V132000

Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly

Component
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
Manufacturer
VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP.
Vehicles affected
121,000
Reported to NHTSA
1979-05-30
Owners notified
1980-01-31

Defect description

ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT FUEL WETTING IN THE DRAIN PLUG AREA OF THE FUEL TANK COULD EXIST. THIS IS CAUSED BY A POSSIBLE SOLDERING INCONSISTENCY AT THE DRAIN PLUG FLANGE OF THE FUEL TANK OR AN INCONSISTENCY OF FITTING BETWEEN THE DRAIN PLUG THREADS. IF FUEL WETTING SHOULD OCCUR AT THE DRAIN PLUG AREA, A COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURE COULD RESULT.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALER WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE FUEL TANK, IF NECESSARY, AT NO COST TO OWNER.

Notes

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: FUEL; FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, THIS COMBUSTIBLEMIXTURE MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE AND SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY.

Scope of coverage

8 model years across 7 models.

ModelYears on record
Volvo 1421974
Volvo 1441974
Volvo 1451974
Volvo 1641975 1974
Volvo 2421975
Volvo 2441975
Volvo 2451975

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.