NHTSA campaign 16V836000 · Volvo Bus campaign SR16-86
Volvo Bus Recall 16V-836: Power Feed Relay may Fail and cause Engine Stall
NHTSA recall 16V836000 (Volvo Bus campaign SR16-86) was reported by Volvo Bus Corporation on November 18, 2016, with 583 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volvo Bus 9700 for model years 2008–2017. Owners were notified on December 20, 2016, 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 16V836000 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
- 16V836000 (also written 16V-836 or 16V836)
- Filed by
- Volvo Bus Corporation
- Volvo Bus campaign number
- SR16-86
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 583 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Wiring — Fuses and Circuit Breakers
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 70.67% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 16V836000. 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.
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V836000.
Defect description
Volvo Bus Corporation (Volvo Bus) is recalling certain model year 2008-2017 9700 buses manufactured January 7, 2008, to August 25, 2016. The affected vehicles are equipped with a power feed relay for the engine and transmission which may be undersized for the application, causing the relay to fail and the engine to stall.
Safety consequence
An unexpected engine shutdown increases the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Volvo Bus will notify owners, and dealers will replace the existing relay with a larger, more robust, relay, free of charge. The recall began on December 20, 2016. Owners may contact Volvo Bus customer service at 1-877-773-8678. Volvo Bus' number for this recall is SR16-86.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 16V836000
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.