NHTSA Campaign 11V303000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
NHTSA campaign 11V303000 covers 1 year-make-model version 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 11V303000 with NHTSA on June 1, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V303000, NHTSA lists up to 8,179 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 18, 2010 and May 5, 2011.
The 11V303000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V303000 were scheduled from July 1, 2011, 30 days after the report.
11V303000 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V303000 ranks 27 of 54 VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V303000, VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC has 7 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 11V303000 was 10V147000, reported on April 16, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VOLVO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 S60 PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 18, 2010, THROUGH MAY 5, 2011. THE SOFTWARE FOR THE FUEL PUMP UNITS MAY NOT BE COMPATIBLE WITH ALL FUEL PUMPS AND COMPONENTS RESULTING IN INSUFFICIENT FUEL TRANSFER IN THE PUMP UNIT.
- The risk
- UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS, THERE MAY BE ENGINE HESITATION AND POSSIBLE ENGINE STALL EVEN THOUGH THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATES UP TO 1/4 OF THE FUEL IS LEFT IN THE TANK. THIS CONDITION INCREASES THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- VOLVO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL UPGRADE THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 1, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-201-768-7300.
- Notes
- VOLVO'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS R243.
Reported June 1, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V303000 (1)
Volvo (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V303000, 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 1, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted