NHTSA campaign 04V451000 · Volvo campaign 141

Volvo Recall 04V-451: VOLVO/BOSCH/COOLING FANS

NHTSA recall 04V451000 (Volvo campaign 141) was reported by VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. on September 13, 2004, with 149,799 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volvo S80, Volvo V70, Volvo S60 and more for model years 1999–2001. Owners were notified on November 29, 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 04V451000 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
04V451000 (also written 04V-451 or 04V451)
Filed by
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
Volvo campaign number
141
Report received
Potentially affected
149,799 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Engine and Engine Cooling — Cooling System — Fan
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V451000. 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 S60

    • 2001 · Vehicles built September 30, 1999 – December 28, 2001 (per NHTSA)
  • Volvo S80

    • 1999 · Vehicles built January 8, 1998 – May 12, 1999 (per NHTSA)
    • 2000 · Vehicles built May 6, 1998 – May 15, 2000 (per NHTSA)
    • 2001 · Vehicles built November 8, 1999 – August 27, 2001 (per NHTSA)
  • Volvo V70

    • 2000 · Vehicles built April 6, 1999 – May 15, 2000 (per NHTSA)
    • 2001 · Vehicles built November 18, 1999 – August 27, 2001 (per NHTSA)
  • Volvo V70XC

    • 2001 · Vehicles built September 7, 1999 – August 27, 2001 (per NHTSA)
All Volvo recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V451000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, UNDER CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS, SOME ELECTRIC COOLING FANS MAY OVERHEAT POTENTIALLY CAUSING HEAT DAMAGE AND, IN RARE INSTANCES, A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

Safety consequence

A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD OCCUR.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE COOLING FAN. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 29, 2004. CUSTOMERS SHOULD CONTACT VOLVO CARS AT 1-800-458-1552.

Notes

VOLVO RECALL NO. 141.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 04V451000

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.