NHTSA Campaign 07V500000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 07V500000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC filed the report for 07V500000 with NHTSA on October 26, 2007; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 07V500000, NHTSA lists up to 1,601 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 11, 2007 and October 16, 2007.
Owner notification letters for 07V500000 were scheduled from October 31, 2007, 5 days after the report.
07V500000 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2008.
Owners of the model years 07V500000 covers have filed at least 4 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V500000 ranks 42 of 54 VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 07V500000, VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC has 2 other recalls on the air bags on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- IN CERTAIN VEHICLES, TWO SOFTWARE ERRORS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) CONTROL UNIT SOFTWARE. THIS MAY RESULT IN A LATE DEPLOYMENT OF THE INFLATABLE CURTAIN (IC) AND SIDE IMPACT PROTECTION SYSTEM (SIPS) AIR BAGS IN CERTAIN SIDE IMPACT CRASH SITUATIONS. IN ADDITION, THIS SOFTWARE ERROR MAY ALSO CAUSE THE 'SRS AIRBAG - SERVICE URGENT' MESSAGE AND SRS WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE.
- The risk
- LATE DEPLOYMENTOF THE IC AND SIPS AIR BAGS IN CERTAIN SIDE IMPACT CRASH SITUATIONS COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL PERFORM A SOFTWARE UPGRADE OF THE SRS CONTROL UNIT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 31, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.
- Notes
- VOLVO RECALL NO. 184.
Reported October 26, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V500000 (1)
Volvo (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V500000, 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: October 26, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted