NHTSA Campaign 09V343000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
NHTSA campaign 09V343000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: software. The repair is free.
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC filed the report for 09V343000 with NHTSA on September 1, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V343000, NHTSA lists up to 11,993 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 22, 2007 and July 9, 2009.
The 09V343000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V343000 were scheduled from September 28, 2009, 27 days after the report.
09V343000 covers 3 models from Volvo, model years 2008–2010.
Owners of the model years 09V343000 covers have filed at least 23 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 09V343000 vehicles, the 2010 Volvo XC60 has the most (11).
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V343000 ranks 22 of 54 VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 09V343000, VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC has 4 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 09V343000 was 09V139000, reported on April 29, 2009.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VOLVO IS RECALLING MY 2008-2010 S80, MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 XC70 AND MODEL YEAR 2010 XC60 VEHICLES. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS THE SOFTWARE WITHIN THE CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE (CEM) MAY NOT SEND A SIGNAL TO THE FUEL PUMP ELECTRONIC MODULE (PEM). THIS MISSING SIGNAL TO THE PEM INHIBITS THE START OF THE FUEL PUMP. THE DRIVER MAY BE ABLE TO START THE ENGINE IN SPITE OF THE FUEL PUMP NOT BEING ACTIVATED DUE TO RESIDUAL PRESSURE IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. IN SOME CASES, THE DRIVER MAY BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE A SHORT DISTANCE AT IDLE BUT THEN THE ENGINE MAY STALL.
- The risk
- IF THE VEHICLE STALLS IN CERTAIN CONDITIONS, A CRASH COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE TO THE VEHICLES' CEM FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2009. VEHICLES IN DEALER'S INVENTORY WILL BE REPAIRED PRIOR TO DELIVERY. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.
- Notes
- VOLVO RECALL NO. R215.
Reported September 1, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V343000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V343000, 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: September 1, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted