NHTSA campaign 10V579000 · Volvo campaign R234

Volvo Recall 10V-579: TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE CONTROL MODULE

NHTSA recall 10V579000 (Volvo campaign R234) was reported by VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. on November 17, 2010, with 6,046 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volvo S60, Volvo S80, Volvo XC60 and more for the 2011 model year. Owners were notified on December 13, 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 10V579000 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: 10V579000 (also written 10V-579 or 10V579)
Filed by: VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
Volvo campaign number: R234
Report received: November 17, 2010
Potentially affected: 6,046 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Engine and Engine Cooling
Owners notified: December 13, 2010

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10V579000. 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
- 2011
Volvo S80
- 2011
Volvo XC60
- 2011
Volvo XC70
- 2011

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10V579000.

Defect description

VOLVO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011, S80, S60, XC70 AND XC60 VEHICLES. THE SOFTWARE CALIBRATION FOR THE FUEL CUT-OFF FUNCTIONALITY IN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) IS TOO SENSITIVE.

Safety consequence

SUDDEN ENGINE STALL COULD OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL UPDATE THE ECM AND TCM WITH NEW SOFTWARE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 10, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552 OR AT [email protected].

Notes

VOLVO SAFETY RECALL NO. R234.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 10V579000

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.