NHTSA campaign 11V286000 · Volvo campaign R242

Volvo Recall 11V-286: POWER STEERING

NHTSA recall 11V286000 (Volvo campaign R242) was reported by VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. on May 18, 2011, with 350 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volvo XC90 for model years 2010–2011. Owners were notified on June 7, 2011, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 11V286000 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: 11V286000 (also written 11V-286 or 11V286)
Filed by: VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
Volvo campaign number: R242
Report received: May 18, 2011
Potentially affected: 350 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Steering
Owners notified: June 7, 2011

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 11V286000. 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 XC90
- 2010, 2011 · Vehicles built January 29, 2010 – August 16, 2010 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 11V286000.

Defect description

VOLVO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010-2011 XC90 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 29, 2010, THROUGH AUGUST 16, 2010. THE POWER STEERING FLUID MAY LEAK FROM THE OIL PIPE CONNECTION AT THE STEERING GEAR VALVE HOUSING.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE OIL PIPES ON THE POWER STEERING RACK FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN DURING JUNE 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.

Notes

VOLVO'S SAFETY RECALL NO. R242.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 11V286000

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.