NHTSA Campaign 06V144000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
NHTSA campaign 06V144000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the visibility: windshield wiper/washer. The repair is free.
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC filed the report for 06V144000 with NHTSA on April 28, 2006; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 06V144000, NHTSA lists up to 122,431 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 7, 2002 and February 28, 2003.
The 06V144000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V144000 were scheduled from September 5, 2006, 130 days after the report.
06V144000 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2003–2006.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V144000 ranks 6 of 54 VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 06V144000, VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC has 1 other recall on the visibility on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, IF THE WIPER ARM IS ACTIVATED IN EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND WITHOUT LIFTING THE WIPER ARMS AND CLEANING THE WINDSHIELD PRIOR TO MOVING, THE WIPER ARM MIGHT SLIP ON ITS DRIVESHAFT, RESULTING IN AN INABILITY TO MOVE THE WIPERS FROM THE PARK POSITION.
- The risk
- INOPERATIVE WIPERS UNDER INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE A CRASH DUE TO IMPAIRED VISIBILITY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER ARMS AND RETAINING NUTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO CARS AT 1-800-458-1552.
- Notes
- VOLVO RECALL NO. R156. CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIONVOLVO RECALL NO. R156.
Reported April 28, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V144000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V144000, 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 28, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted