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NHTSA Campaign 07V218000

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

NHTSA campaign 07V218000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch. The repair is free.

VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC filed the report for 07V218000 with NHTSA on May 23, 2007; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 07V218000, NHTSA lists up to 7,828 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 5, 2006 and March 13, 2007.

The 07V218000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.

Owner notification letters for 07V218000 were scheduled from June 29, 2007, 37 days after the report.

07V218000 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2007.

By potentially affected vehicles, 07V218000 ranks 28 of 54 VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC recalls on this site.

What this recall covers

The defect
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, AN INCORRECT TEMPORARY ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTION RESULTED IN AN INCORRECT ASSEMBLY OF THE LEFT DOOR HANDLE BOWDEN CABLE ATTACHMENT.
The risk
THIS INCORRECT ASSEMBLY MAY RESULT IN THE LEFT DOOR NOT MEETING CERTAIN LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AT A CERTAIN CRASH SCENARIO.
The fix
DEALERS WILL ADJUST THE LEFT DOOR BOWDEN CABLE BY REMOVING AN EXISTING CABLE TIE AND PLACING THE BOWDEN CABLE IN ITS DESIGNATED POSITION FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 29, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.
Notes
VOLVO RECALL NO. R180.

Reported May 23, 2007

Vehicles covered by 07V218000 (1)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V218000, 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 23, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted