NHTSA Campaign 00V238000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
NHTSA campaign 00V238000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the suspension: front: control arm: upper ball joint. The repair is free.
VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC filed the report for 00V238000 with NHTSA on August 24, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V238000, NHTSA lists up to 49,488 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 1998 and December 31, 1999.
The 00V238000 report reached NHTSA 8 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V238000 were scheduled from September 18, 2000, 25 days after the report.
00V238000 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2000.
Owners of the model years 00V238000 covers have filed at least 29 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V238000 ranks 2 of 6 VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. OVER TIME, THE BALL JOINT BETWEEN THE FRONT WHEEL KING PIN AND THE SUSPENSION LINK ARM, CAN EXPERIENCE INCREASED LOOSENESS.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION COULD AFFECT THE BALL JOINT'S DURABILITY AND PERFORMANCE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH FRONT BALL JOINTS.
- Notes
- VOLVO RECALL NO. 99. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 18, 2000. 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.
Reported August 24, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V238000 (1)
Volvo (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V238000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: August 24, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted