NHTSA Campaign 09V483000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
NHTSA campaign 09V483000 covers 20 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 09V483000 with NHTSA on December 18, 2009; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 09V483000, NHTSA lists up to 158,733 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 7, 2002 and June 11, 2004.
The 09V483000 report reached NHTSA 6 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V483000 were scheduled from January 15, 2010, 28 days after the report.
09V483000 covers 5 models from Volvo, model years 2001–2005.
Owners of the model years 09V483000 covers have filed at least 271 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 09V483000 vehicles, the 2001 Volvo S60 has the most (68).
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V483000 ranks 3 of 54 VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 09V483000, VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC has 7 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 09V483000 was 08V033000, reported on January 28, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VOLVO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2001-2005 S80, MODEL YEAR 2001-2004 V70, S60, XC70 AND MODEL YEAR 2003-2005 XC90 VEHICLES SOLD IN OR REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, ARIZONA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, NORTH CAROLINA, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, UTAH, VIRGINIA AND THE U.S. TERRITORIES. WHEN EXPOSED TO CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (HOT CLIMATE AND TEMPERATURE CYCLING) OVER TIME AND IN COMBINATION WITH VARYING FUEL QUALITY, THE FUEL PUMP CAN DEVELOP CRACKS IN THE FUEL PUMP FLANGE.
- The risk
- IF THE CONDITION OCCURS VEHICLE OWNERS MAY NOTICE FUEL SMELL AND/OR FUEL LEAK WHICH, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL PUMP INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE, AND IF NECESSARY REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP WITH A PART OF A MODIFIED DESIGN. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 15, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.
- Notes
- VOLVO SAFETY RECALL NO. R220.
Reported December 18, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V483000 (20)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V483000, 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 18, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted