NHTSA campaign 00V239000 · Volvo campaign 100
Volvo Recall 00V-239: VOLVO CARS/TAILGATE LOCKING MECHANISM
NHTSA recall 00V239000 (Volvo campaign 100) was reported by VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC. on August 24, 2000, with 4,957 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volvo V70 for the 2000 model year. Owners were notified on September 29, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 00V239000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V239000 (also written 00V-239 or 00V239)
- Filed by
- VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC.
- Volvo campaign number
- 100
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 4,957 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Latches/Locks/Linkages — Tailgate — Latch
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V239000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Volvo
Volvo V70
- 2000 · Vehicles built May 1, 1999 – August 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V239000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN STATION WAGONS, THE TAILGATE LOCKING MECHANISM MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED WHICH, IN COMBINATION WITH COLD TEMPERATURES, COULD CAUSE IMPROPER LOCKING OF THE TAILGATE.
Safety consequence
THE TAILGATE MAY NOT LOCK PROPERLY.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LOCKING MECHANISM FOR THE TAILGATE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 25, 2000. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.
Notes
VOLVO RECALL NO. 100.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V239000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.