NHTSA Campaign 04V504000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 04V504000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: headlights: switch. The repair is free.
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC filed the report for 04V504000 with NHTSA on October 21, 2004; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 04V504000, NHTSA lists up to 97,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 5, 1997 and June 8, 1999.
The 04V504000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V504000 were scheduled from January 24, 2005, 95 days after the report.
04V504000 covers 4 models from Volvo, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V504000 ranks 7 of 54 VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 04V504000, VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC has 1 other recall on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 04V504000 was 04V051000, reported on February 2, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH MAY CEASE TO FUNCTION.
- The risk
- THE HEAD LIGHTS MAY NOT OPERATE PROPERLY WHICH COULD RESULT IN INTERMITTENT OR NO HEADLIGHT FUNCTION. THIS COULD IMPAIR A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- ON VEHICLES WITH AN ORIGINAL OEM SWITCH, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. ALL OTHER VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE IF THE SWITCH HAS EEN DAMAGED AND REPLACE ONLY IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 24, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.
- Notes
- VOLVO RECALL NO. 142.
Reported October 21, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V504000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V504000, 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 21, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted