NHTSA Campaign 04V051000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
NHTSA campaign 04V051000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: brake lights. The repair is free.
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC filed the report for 04V051000 with NHTSA on February 2, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V051000, NHTSA lists up to 3,242 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 13, 2002 and June 28, 2002.
The 04V051000 report reached NHTSA 19 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V051000 were scheduled from February 23, 2004, 21 days after the report.
04V051000 covers 2 models from Volvo, model years 2002.
Owners of the model years 04V051000 covers have filed at least 9 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V051000 vehicles, the 2002 Volvo V70 has the most (7).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V051000 ranks 34 of 54 VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 04V051000, VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC has 1 other recall on the exterior lighting on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE REAR LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT RELAYS MAY NOT FUNCTION WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED OR MAY STAY ON CONTINUOUSLY. THE HIGH POSITIONED BRAKE LIGHT AND ALL OTHER TAIL LIGHTS WILL NOT BE AFFECTED.
- The risk
- IF THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO COME ON, THERE WILL BE NO LOWER BRAKE LIGHTS TO INDICATE TO FOLLOWING VEHICLES THAT THE VEHICLE IS DECELERATING, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE LIGHT RELAY WITH TWO RELAYS OF A MODIFIED DESIGN. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 23, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.
- Notes
- VOLVO RECALL NO. R131.
Reported February 2, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V051000 (2)
Volvo (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V051000, 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: February 2, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted