NHTSA Campaign 06V137000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
NHTSA campaign 06V137000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline. The repair is free.
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC filed the report for 06V137000 with NHTSA on April 24, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V137000, NHTSA lists up to 16,175 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 6, 2002 and June 15, 2005.
The 06V137000 report reached NHTSA 10 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V137000 were scheduled from June 5, 2006, 42 days after the report.
06V137000 covers 2 models from Volvo, model years 2004–2006.
Owners of the model years 06V137000 covers have filed at least 19 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 06V137000 vehicles, the 2005 Volvo S40 has the most (11).
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V137000 ranks 19 of 54 VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 06V137000, VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC has 7 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 06V137000 was 03V424000, reported on October 24, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH T5 TURBO ENGINES, THE POLYAMIDE TUBE IN THE FUEL LINE IS SENSITIVE TO THE EXTREME TEMPERATURES THAT MAY OCCUR IN THE AREA WHERE THE TURBO/EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS LOCATED.
- The risk
- THIS MAY POTENTIALLY RESULT IN FUEL LINE LEAKAGE. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL CHANGE THE FUEL LINE MATERIAL TO TEFLON FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 5, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO CARS AT 1-800-458-1552.
- Notes
- VOLVO RECALL NO. R158.
Reported April 24, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V137000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V137000, 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: April 24, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted