NHTSA campaign 05V529000 · Volvo campaign R150
Volvo Recall 05V-529: BATTERY POSITIVE CABLE
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 05V529000 (Volvo campaign R150) was reported by VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. on November 17, 2005, with 10,259 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volvo S80 and Volvo XC90 for the 2005 model year. Owners were notified on January 31, 2006, 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 05V529000 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.
To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V529000 (also written 05V-529 or 05V529)
- Filed by
- VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
- Volvo campaign number
- R150
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 10,259 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Starter Assembly — Solenoid
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE05-057 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V529000. 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 S80
- 2005 · Vehicles built July 2, 2004 – June 4, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Volvo XC90
- 2005 · Vehicles built June 17, 2004 – June 2, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V529000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, DUE TO AN ERROR IN THE FACTORY ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTION, THE B+TERMINAL MAY BE IN CONFLICT WITH THE STARTER MOTOR SOLENOID. IF THIS OCCURS, THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE B+TERMINAL AND THE STARTER MOTOR SOLENOID MAY DEVELOP INTO A SHORT CIRCUIT OF THE BATTERY CABLE TO GROUND.
Safety consequence
SMOKE MAY APPEAR FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND IT MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE TO START THE CAR. IF THE SHORT CIRCUIT HAPPENS DURING DRIVING, ELECTRICAL POWER COULD BE LOST RESULTING IN THE WARNING LAMPS BEING DEACTIVATED. AN ELECTRICAL SHORT COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND INCREASE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE B+TERMINAL AND THE STARTER MOTOR SOLENOID BY ADJUSTING THE TERMINAL. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 31, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.
Notes
VOLVO RECALL NO. R150.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V529000
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.