NHTSA Campaign 03V424000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
NHTSA campaign 03V424000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline. The repair is free.
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC filed the report for 03V424000 with NHTSA on October 24, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V424000, NHTSA lists up to 15,067 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 7, 2002 and May 5, 2003.
The 03V424000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V424000 were scheduled from January 28, 2004, 96 days after the report.
03V424000 covers 2 models from Volvo, model years 2003–2004.
Owners of the model years 03V424000 covers have filed at least 7 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 03V424000 vehicles, the 2004 Volvo S40 has the most (5).
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V424000 ranks 20 of 54 VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 03V424000, VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC has 7 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SEDANS AND STATION WAGONS, THERE MAY BE A FUEL LEAK FROM THE FUEL RAIL DUE TO INADEQUATE WELDING.
- The risk
- FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A V-CLAMP TO THE FUEL RAIL. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JANUARY 28, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.
- Notes
- VOLVO RECALL NO. R128.
Reported October 24, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V424000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V424000, 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: October 24, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted