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NHTSA Campaign 01V101000

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

NHTSA campaign 01V101000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seat belts: front: anchorage. The repair is free.

VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC filed the report for 01V101000 with NHTSA on March 26, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 01V101000, NHTSA lists up to 16,085 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 1, 2000 and January 31, 2001.

The 01V101000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.

Owner notification letters for 01V101000 were scheduled from May 7, 2001, 42 days after the report.

01V101000 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2001.

By potentially affected vehicles, 01V101000 ranks 4 of 6 VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC recalls on this site.

Besides 01V101000, VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC has 1 other recall on the seat belts on this site.

What this recall covers

The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: WAGONS. THE BOLTED JOINT, USED FOR ATTACHING THE BRACKET THAT IS PART OF THE INSTALLATION HARDWARE FOR THE ISOFIX-TYPE CHILD RESTRAINT, MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY TIGHTENED.
The risk
IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.
The fix
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE ANCHORAGE BOLTS AND TIGHTEN TO THE CORRECT TORQUE LEVEL. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 7, 2001. 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 March 26, 2001

Vehicles covered by 01V101000 (1)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V101000, 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: March 26, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted