NHTSA Campaign 07V345000
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
NHTSA campaign 07V345000 covers 7 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, diesel. The repair is free.
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA filed the report for 07V345000 with NHTSA on August 7, 2007; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 07V345000, NHTSA lists up to 677 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 5, 2006 and March 7, 2007.
The 07V345000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V345000 were scheduled from September 10, 2007, 34 days after the report.
07V345000 covers 4 models from Volvo, model years 2007–2008.
Owners of the model years 07V345000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the fuel system, diesel, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 07V345000 vehicles, the 2008 Volvo VHD has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V345000 ranks 16 of 20 VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, AN UNPROTECTED LEAD IN THE THERMOSWITCH OF THE HEATER MAY MAKE CONTACT WITH ANOTHER POST POSSIBLY CREATING A SHORT CIRCUIT, WHICH CAN RESULT IN CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF THE HEATING ELEMENT.
- The risk
- IF THE CONDITION EXISTS AND THE KEY IS LEFT ON WITHOUT FUEL IN THE FILTER, THE HEATING ELEMENT MAY HEAT TO A POINT WHERE A FLAME BECOMES PRESENT AT THE TIP OF THE ELEMENT WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE THERMOSWITCH AND WILL REPLACE IT IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO TRUCKS AT 1-800-528-6586.
- Notes
- VOLVO TRUCK RECALL NO. RVXX0703.
Reported August 7, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V345000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V345000, 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: August 7, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted