Recall Detail

VOLVO / 850 / 1996

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 34055 Vehicale/Equipment Name: VOLVO
Recalled Component Id: 000021308000203007000000145 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: 850 Model Year: 1996
NHTSA Campaign Number: 04V368000 Mfr Campaign Number: 139
Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE Manufacturer That Filed Report: VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
Start date of Manufacturing: -- End date of Manufacturing: --
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 226000
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Sep, 24 2004 Recall Initiator: ODI
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Volvo Car USA, LLC Report Received Date: Jul, 30 2004
Record Creation date : Jul, 30 2004 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : On certain passenger vehicles, after prolonged exposure to heat, the fuel tank may seep or leak fuel at the points where the heat shield is attached. Consequence Summary: Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.
Corrective Summary : Volvo will inspect the fuel tank and replace it if any evidence of fuel seepage or leakage is found. all vehicles will receive new reinforcement bushings at the heat shield attachment points to prevent future leaks. this recall will be conducted as a safety recall in the hot weather states of alabama, arkansas, arizona, california, florida, georgia, hawaii, louisiana, mississippi, nevada, new mexico, north carolina, oklahoma, south carolina, tennessee, texas, and utah, and as a service recall in the other 33 states and the district of columbia. the recall began on september 24, 2004. owners may contact volvo at 1-800-458-1552. Recall Notes: Volvo's recall no. 139.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
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