NHTSA Campaign 01V169000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
NHTSA campaign 01V169000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: appliance: air conditioner. The repair is free.
VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC filed the report for 01V169000 with NHTSA on May 21, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V169000, NHTSA lists up to 19,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 1, 2000 and December 31, 2000.
The 01V169000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V169000 were scheduled from June 11, 2001, 21 days after the report.
01V169000 covers 2 models from Volvo, model years 2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V169000 ranks 3 of 6 VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SEDAN AND WAGON PASSENGER VEHICLES. A DIODE IN THE ELECTRONIC CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM MAY HAVE A REDUCED SERVICE LIFE.
- The risk
- IF THE DIODE FAILS, THE HEATER FAN STOPS OPERATING AND THE DEFROSTER FUNCTION IS AFFECTED.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN ADAPTER WITH A DIODE FITTED TO THE HEATER FAN MOTOR. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 11, 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 May 21, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V169000 (2)
Volvo (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V169000, 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: May 21, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted