NHTSA Campaign 03V474000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
NHTSA campaign 03V474000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum. The repair is free.
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC filed the report for 03V474000 with NHTSA on November 17, 2003; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 03V474000, NHTSA lists up to 36,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 3, 1999 and May 12, 2000.
The 03V474000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V474000 were scheduled from March 15, 2004, 119 days after the report.
03V474000 covers 2 models from Volvo, model years 2000.
Owners of the model years 03V474000 covers have filed at least 72 complaints naming the service brakes, hydraulic, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 03V474000 vehicles, the 2000 Volvo S40 has the most (49).
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V474000 ranks 10 of 54 VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 03V474000, VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC has 2 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, WATER CAN ENTER THE ELECTRICAL BRAKE VACUUM PUMP, CAUSING THE PUMP TO FAIL.
- The risk
- THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER ASSIST AND AN INCREASE IN NEEDED BRAKE PEDAL FORCE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PUMP WITH A NEW AND IMPROVED VERSION AND MOVE THE PUMP TO A NEW LOCATION. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON MARCH 15, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.
- Notes
- VOLVO RECALL NO. 129.
Reported November 17, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V474000 (2)
Volvo (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V474000, 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: November 17, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted