NHTSA Campaign 08V033000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
NHTSA campaign 08V033000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump. The repair is free.
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC filed the report for 08V033000 with NHTSA on January 28, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V033000, NHTSA lists up to 23,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 4, 2003 and August 22, 2005.
The 08V033000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V033000 were scheduled from February 20, 2008, 23 days after the report.
08V033000 covers 2 models from Volvo, model years 2004–2006.
Owners of the model years 08V033000 covers have filed at least 19 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 08V033000 vehicles, the 2005 Volvo S40 has the most (11).
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V033000 ranks 14 of 54 VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 08V033000, VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC has 7 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 08V033000 was 07V152000, reported on April 5, 2007.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN VEHICLES SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, REOCCURRING, LONG-TERM EXPOSURE TO CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS SUCH AS SALTY-WET CONDITIONS, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE PUMP ELECTRONIC MODULE (PEM) TO BECOME CORRODED INTERNALLY. THIS CAN CAUSE A FAULTY SIGNAL TO THE FUEL PUMP, RESULTING IN LOW OR NO FUEL PRESSURE TO THE ENGINE.
- The risk
- IF THIS OCCURS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT MAY ILLUMINATE. IN SOME CASES, THE VEHICLE MAY FAIL TO START OR MAY STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PEM AND INSTALL IT IN A NEW LOCATION TO PREVENT CORROSION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 20, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.
- Notes
- VOLVO RECALL NO. 190.
Reported January 28, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V033000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V033000, 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: January 28, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted