NHTSA Campaign 10V591000
SEATS
NHTSA campaign 10V591000 covers 10 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seats. The repair is free.
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC filed the report for 10V591000 with NHTSA on November 22, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V591000, NHTSA lists up to 7,420 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 30, 2009 and October 20, 2010.
The 10V591000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V591000 were scheduled from December 23, 2010, 31 days after the report.
10V591000 covers 4 models from Volvo, model years 2009–2011.
Owners of the model years 10V591000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the seats, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V591000 vehicles, the 2011 Volvo S40 has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V591000 ranks 29 of 54 VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V591000, VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC has 1 other recall on the seats on this site; the one before 10V591000 was 09V445000, reported on November 18, 2009.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VOLVO IS RECALLING CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH POWER FRONT PASSENGER SEATS. THE FRONT SEAT RAIL'S DETECTION SYSTEM WAS MANUFACTURED INCORRECTLY AND MAY PERMIT THE PASSENGER TO FORWARD THE SEAT BEYOND THE INTENDED MAXIMUM.
- The risk
- POSITIONING OF THE SEAT BEYOND THE INTENDED MAXIMUM CAN CAUSE INCREASED RISK OF INJURY TO THE PASSENGER IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FRONT POWER SEAT STOPS FOR BOTH FRONT SEATS FOR THE PRESENCE OF AN "END STOP" AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES AS NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 23, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552 OR AT [email protected].
- Notes
- VOLVO SAFETY RECALL NO. R235.
Reported November 22, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V591000 (10)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V591000, 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: November 22, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted