NHTSA Campaign 05V529000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID
NHTSA campaign 05V529000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: starter assembly: solenoid. The repair is free.
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC filed the report for 05V529000 with NHTSA on November 17, 2005; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 05V529000, NHTSA lists up to 10,259 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 17, 2004 and June 2, 2005.
The 05V529000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V529000 were scheduled from January 31, 2006, 75 days after the report.
05V529000 covers 2 models from Volvo, model years 2005.
Owners of the model years 05V529000 covers have filed at least 55 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V529000 vehicles, the 2005 Volvo XC90 has the most (51).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V529000 ranks 23 of 54 VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 05V529000, VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC has 4 other recalls on the electrical system on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, DUE TO AN ERROR IN THE FACTORY ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTION, THE B+TERMINAL MAY BE IN CONFLICT WITH THE STARTER MOTOR SOLENOID. IF THIS OCCURS, THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE B+TERMINAL AND THE STARTER MOTOR SOLENOID MAY DEVELOP INTO A SHORT CIRCUIT OF THE BATTERY CABLE TO GROUND.
- The risk
- SMOKE MAY APPEAR FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND IT MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE TO START THE CAR. IF THE SHORT CIRCUIT HAPPENS DURING DRIVING, ELECTRICAL POWER COULD BE LOST RESULTING IN THE WARNING LAMPS BEING DEACTIVATED. AN ELECTRICAL SHORT COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND INCREASE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE B+TERMINAL AND THE STARTER MOTOR SOLENOID BY ADJUSTING THE TERMINAL. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 31, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.
- Notes
- VOLVO RECALL NO. R150.
Reported November 17, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V529000 (2)
Volvo (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V529000, 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, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted