NHTSA Campaign 10V255000
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
NHTSA campaign 10V255000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: gear box: shaft sector. The repair is free.
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC filed the report for 10V255000 with NHTSA on June 8, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V255000, NHTSA lists up to 536 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 15, 2009 and May 11, 2010.
The 10V255000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V255000 were scheduled from June 14, 2010, 6 days after the report.
10V255000 covers 2 models from Volvo, model years 2010–2011.
Owners of the model years 10V255000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V255000 vehicles, the 2011 Volvo C30 has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V255000 ranks 47 of 54 VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V255000, VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC has 5 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 10V255000 was 08V329000, reported on July 23, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VOLVO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010-2011 C30, MODEL YEAR 2010 S40 AND V50 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. THE GEARSHIFT LEVER STUD ASSEMBLY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED TO THE CORRECT SPECIFICATION DURING ASSEMBLY. IF THE GEARSHIFT LEVER CABLE OR STUD ASSEMBLY BECOMES LOOSE, IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE TO ENGAGE, DISENGAGE OR SHIFT GEARS.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL TORQUE THE GEARSHIFT LEVER STUD ASSEMBLY TO THE CORRECT SPECIFICATION FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 14, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552 OR [email protected] .
- Notes
- VOLVO SAFETY RECALL NO. R227.
Reported June 8, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V255000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V255000, 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 8, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted