NHTSA campaign 03V474000 · Volvo campaign 129
Volvo Recall 03V-474: VOLVO/ELECTRIC BRAKE VACUUM PUMP
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 03V474000 (Volvo campaign 129) was reported by VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. on November 17, 2003, with 36,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volvo S40 and Volvo V40 for the 2000 model year. Owners were notified on March 15, 2004, 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 03V474000 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
- 03V474000 (also written 03V-474 or 03V474)
- Filed by
- VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
- Volvo campaign number
- 129
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 36,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Power Assist — Vacuum
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Engineering Analysis EA02-026 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V474000. 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 S40
- 2000 · Vehicles built May 3, 1999 – May 12, 2000 (per NHTSA)
Volvo V40
- 2000 · Vehicles built May 3, 1999 – May 12, 2000 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V474000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, WATER CAN ENTER THE ELECTRICAL BRAKE VACUUM PUMP, CAUSING THE PUMP TO FAIL.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER ASSIST AND AN INCREASE IN NEEDED BRAKE PEDAL FORCE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PUMP WITH A NEW AND IMPROVED VERSION AND MOVE THE PUMP TO A NEW LOCATION. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON MARCH 15, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.
Notes
VOLVO RECALL NO. 129.CUSTOMERS CAN 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 03V474000
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.