NHTSA Campaign 07V563000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 07V563000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system. The repair is free.
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC filed the report for 07V563000 with NHTSA on December 12, 2007; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 07V563000, NHTSA lists up to 37,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 8, 2006 and October 19, 2007.
The 07V563000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V563000 were scheduled from January 28, 2008, 47 days after the report.
07V563000 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2007–2008.
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V563000 ranks 9 of 54 VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 07V563000, VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC has 1 other recall on the visibility on this site; the one before 07V563000 was 06V144000, reported on April 28, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THE CLIMATE CONTROL MODULE (CCM) MAY RECEIVE A 'SHUT-DOWN SIGNAL' FROM THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) AFTER IGNITION KEY INSERTION. IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, THE CLIMATE CONTROL FUNCTIONS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE (INCLUDING THE DEFROSTER) DURING THAT DRIVING CYCLE.
- The risk
- INOPERATIVE DEFROSTERS UNDER INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE IMPAIRED VISIBILITY WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR VEHICLE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.
- The fix
- THE ECM SOFTWARE WILL BE UPGRADED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 28, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.
- Notes
- VOLVO RECALL NO. 185.
Reported December 12, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V563000 (2)
Volvo (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V563000, 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: December 12, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted