NHTSA campaign 99V236000 · Volvo campaign 96
Volvo Recall 99V-236: VOLVO/PASSENGER AIR BAG
NHTSA recall 99V236000 (Volvo campaign 96) was reported by VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC. on August 30, 1999, with 124,381 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volvo C70, Volvo S70 and Volvo V70 for the 1998 model year. Owners were notified on September 15, 1999, 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 99V236000 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
- 99V236000 (also written 99V-236 or 99V236)
- Filed by
- VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC.
- Volvo campaign number
- 96
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 124,381 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Frontal
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V236000. 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 C70
- 1998 · Vehicles built January 1, 1997 – August 1, 1999 (per NHTSA)
Volvo S70
- 1998 · Vehicles built January 1, 1997 – August 1, 1999 (per NHTSA)
Volvo V70
- 1998 · Vehicles built January 1, 1997 – August 1, 1999 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V236000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE FRONTAL PASSENGER AIR BAG MAY BE OVERLY SENSITIVE TO CERTAIN ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE AN INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL GROUND WIRE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE TO ASSURE SUFFICIENT GROUNDING.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 15, 1999.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 99V236000
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.