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NHTSA campaign 09V483000 · Volvo campaign R220

Volvo Recall 09V-483: FUEL PUMP LEAK

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 09V483000 (Volvo campaign R220) was reported by VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. on December 18, 2009, with 158,733 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volvo S80, Volvo S60, Volvo V70 and more for model years 2001–2005. Owners were notified on January 15, 2010, 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 09V483000 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
09V483000 (also written 09V-483 or 09V483)
Filed by
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
Volvo campaign number
R220
Report received
Potentially affected
158,733 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Fuel Pump
Owners notified
NHTSA investigation
Preliminary Evaluation PE09-039 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V483000. 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, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built October 9, 2000 – June 18, 2004 (per NHTSA)

  • Volvo S80

  • Volvo V70

    • 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built October 9, 2000 – June 21, 2004 (per NHTSA)

  • Volvo XC70

    • 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built October 19, 2000 – June 7, 2004 (per NHTSA)

  • Volvo XC90

    • 2003, 2004, 2005 · Vehicles built August 7, 2002 – June 11, 2004 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V483000.

Defect description

VOLVO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2001-2005 S80, MODEL YEAR 2001-2004 V70, S60, XC70 AND MODEL YEAR 2003-2005 XC90 VEHICLES SOLD IN OR REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, ARIZONA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, NORTH CAROLINA, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, UTAH, VIRGINIA AND THE U.S. TERRITORIES. WHEN EXPOSED TO CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (HOT CLIMATE AND TEMPERATURE CYCLING) OVER TIME AND IN COMBINATION WITH VARYING FUEL QUALITY, THE FUEL PUMP CAN DEVELOP CRACKS IN THE FUEL PUMP FLANGE.

Safety consequence

IF THE CONDITION OCCURS VEHICLE OWNERS MAY NOTICE FUEL SMELL AND/OR FUEL LEAK WHICH, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL PUMP INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE, AND IF NECESSARY REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP WITH A PART OF A MODIFIED DESIGN. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 15, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.

Notes

VOLVO SAFETY RECALL NO. R220.OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V483000

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.