NHTSA Campaign 07V221000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
NHTSA campaign 07V221000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables. The repair is free.
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC filed the report for 07V221000 with NHTSA on May 25, 2007; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 07V221000, NHTSA lists up to 42,211 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 7, 2004 and May 13, 2005.
The 07V221000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V221000 were scheduled from July 3, 2007, 39 days after the report.
07V221000 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2005.
Owners of the model years 07V221000 covers have filed at least 51 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V221000 ranks 8 of 54 VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 07V221000, VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC has 4 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 07V221000 was 05V529000, reported on November 17, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT WHILE DOING BATTERY MAINTENANCE THE JACK'S CRANK HANDLE CAN BE MISPLACED UNDER A BRACKET WHICH RETAINS THE BATTERY.
- The risk
- MISPLACEMENT OF THE JACK'S CRANK HANDLE CAN POSE A SAFETY RISK AS IT CAN RESULT IN A SHORT CIRCUIT OF THE BATTERY WHICH COULD THEN LEAD TO A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND ENSURE PROPER PLACEMENT OF THE JACK CRANK HANDLE AND A WARNING LABEL WITH APPROVED TEXT WILL BE AFFIXED TO THE BRACKET WHICH RETAINS THE BATTERY. THIS WARNING LABEL WILL INFORM AN OPERATOR NOT TO PLACE THE JACK CRANK HANDLE BETWEEN THE BRACKET AND THE BATTERY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 7, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.
- Notes
- VOLVO RECALL NO. SC179. THIS ACTION IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN AND IS NOT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE SAFETY ACT.
Reported May 25, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V221000 (1)
Volvo (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V221000, 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 25, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted