NHTSA Campaign 00V239000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
NHTSA campaign 00V239000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the latches/locks/linkages: tailgate: latch. The repair is free.
VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC filed the report for 00V239000 with NHTSA on August 24, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V239000, NHTSA lists up to 4,957 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 1, 1999 and August 31, 1999.
The 00V239000 report reached NHTSA 12 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V239000 were scheduled from September 29, 2000, 36 days after the report.
00V239000 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V239000 ranks 5 of 6 VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN STATION WAGONS, THE TAILGATE LOCKING MECHANISM MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED WHICH, IN COMBINATION WITH COLD TEMPERATURES, COULD CAUSE IMPROPER LOCKING OF THE TAILGATE.
- The risk
- THE TAILGATE MAY NOT LOCK PROPERLY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LOCKING MECHANISM FOR THE TAILGATE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 25, 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.
- Notes
- VOLVO RECALL NO. 100.
Reported August 24, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V239000 (1)
Volvo (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V239000, 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