NHTSA Campaign 09V218000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
NHTSA campaign 09V218000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan. The repair is free.
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC filed the report for 09V218000 with NHTSA on June 12, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V218000, NHTSA lists up to 17,614 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 6, 2008 and March 11, 2008.
The 09V218000 report reached NHTSA 15 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V218000 were scheduled from July 8, 2009, 26 days after the report.
09V218000 covers 3 models from Volvo, model years 2008–2009.
Owners of the model years 09V218000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 09V218000 vehicles, the 2008 Volvo V70 has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V218000 ranks 18 of 54 VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 09V218000, VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC has 4 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 09V218000 was 08V206000, reported on May 6, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VOLVO IS RECALLING 17,614 MY 2008-2009 S80, V70, AND XC70 VEHICLES. THE ENGINE COOLING FAN MAY STOP WORKING DUE TO A SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING ERROR IN THE FAN CONTROL MODULE (FCM). DEPENDING ON DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE CUSTOMER MAY EXPERIENCE REDUCED AIR CONDITIONING PERFORMANCE, AND/OR RAPID INCREASE IN ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE.
- The risk
- THIS SITUATION MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF COOLING SYSTEM FUNCTION AND ENGINE FAILURE. THE DRIVER MAY NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME TO REACT TO THE WARNING LIGHT(S) OR THE TEXT MESSAGE IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FAN CONTROL MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JULY 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO CUSTOMER CARE CENTER AT 1-800-458-1552.
- Notes
- VOLVO RECALL NO. R214.
Reported June 12, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V218000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V218000, 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: June 12, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted