NHTSA Campaign 04V493000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 04V493000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. The repair is free.
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC filed the report for 04V493000 with NHTSA on October 14, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V493000, NHTSA lists up to 1,719 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 17, 2003 and November 25, 2003.
The 04V493000 report reached NHTSA 11 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V493000 were scheduled from November 29, 2004, 46 days after the report.
04V493000 covers 2 models from Volvo, model years 2004.
Owners of the model years 04V493000 covers have filed at least 9 complaints naming the service brakes, hydraulic, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V493000 vehicles, the 2004 Volvo S40 has the most (8).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V493000 ranks 40 of 54 VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 04V493000, VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC has 2 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 04V493000 was 03V474000, reported on November 17, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE NON-RETURN VALVE MAY CRACK DUE TO A POOR WELD CAUSING A VACUUM LEAK.
- The risk
- IF THIS OCCURS, MORE BRAKE PEDAL FORCE MAY BE REQUIRED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND/OR MAY EXPERIENCE A ROUGH ENGINE IDLE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT, AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE VACUUM HOSE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 29, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VOLVO CARS AT 1-800-458-1552.
Reported October 14, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V493000 (2)
Volvo (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V493000, 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 14, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted