NHTSA Campaign 06V155000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 06V155000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: linkages: tie rod assembly. The repair is free.
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC filed the report for 06V155000 with NHTSA on May 5, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V155000, NHTSA lists up to 126,743 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 7, 2004 and May 13, 2005.
The 06V155000 report reached NHTSA 12 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V155000 were scheduled from June 23, 2006, 49 days after the report.
06V155000 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2003–2006.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V155000 ranks 5 of 54 VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 06V155000, VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC has 5 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 06V155000 was 04V029000, reported on January 16, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES,THE OUTER TIE ROD BALL JOINT CAN DEFORM AT HIGH LOADS CAUSING A LOSS OF THE CLAMPING FORCE AND THE NUT MAY LOOSEN, WHICH MAY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A FATIGUE FRACTURE OF THE OUTER TIE ROD BALL JOINT.
- The risk
- THE DRIVER MAY NOTICE THAT THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE OUTER BALL JOINT TIE RODS WITH IMPROVED OUTER BALL JOINT TIE RODS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 23, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.
- Notes
- VOLVO RECALL NO. R157.
Reported May 5, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V155000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V155000, 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: May 5, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted