NHTSA Campaign 11V286000
STEERING
NHTSA campaign 11V286000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering. The repair is free.
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC filed the report for 11V286000 with NHTSA on May 18, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V286000, NHTSA lists up to 350 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 29, 2010 and August 16, 2010.
The 11V286000 report reached NHTSA 9 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V286000 were scheduled from June 7, 2011, 20 days after the report.
11V286000 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2010–2011.
Owners of the model years 11V286000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 11V286000 vehicles, the 2010 Volvo XC90 has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V286000 ranks 50 of 54 VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V286000, VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC has 5 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 11V286000 was 10V255000, reported on June 8, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VOLVO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010-2011 XC90 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 29, 2010, THROUGH AUGUST 16, 2010. THE POWER STEERING FLUID MAY LEAK FROM THE OIL PIPE CONNECTION AT THE STEERING GEAR VALVE HOUSING.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE OIL PIPES ON THE POWER STEERING RACK FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN DURING JUNE 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.
- Notes
- VOLVO'S SAFETY RECALL NO. R242.
Reported May 18, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V286000 (2)
Volvo (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V286000, 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: May 18, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted