NHTSA Campaign 11V311000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 11V311000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. The repair is free.
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC filed the report for 11V311000 with NHTSA on June 6, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V311000, NHTSA lists up to 448 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 18, 2011 and January 28, 2011.
The 11V311000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V311000 were scheduled from June 24, 2011, 18 days after the report.
11V311000 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V311000 ranks 48 of 54 VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V311000, VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC has 7 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 11V311000 was 11V303000, reported on June 1, 2011.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VOLVO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 S60 PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 18, 2011, THROUGH JANUARY 28, 2011. THE MALE PART OF THE FUEL LINE QUICK CONNECTOR END SHAPE WAS PRODUCED WITH DIMENSIONS OUT OF SPECIFICATION, LEADING TO EXCESSIVE ASSEMBLY FORCE ON THE FEMALE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE LOCKING FUNCTION MAY NOT BE ENGAGED.
- The risk
- IF A VEHICLE EXHIBITS THIS CONDITION, THE FUEL LINE QUICK CONNECTOR MAY DETACH AND THE ENGINE MAY STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE CUSTOMER MAY ALSO NOTICE A FUEL SMELL AND LEAKAGE. A FUEL LEAK IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- VOLVO DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL LINES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 24, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-201-768-7300.
- Notes
- VOLVO SAFETY RECALL NO. R245.
Reported June 6, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V311000 (1)
Volvo (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V311000, 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 6, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted