NHTSA Campaign 11V508000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
NHTSA campaign 11V508000 covers 9 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: other: labels. The repair is free.
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC filed the report for 11V508000 with NHTSA on October 18, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V508000, NHTSA lists up to 20,611 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 15, 2005 and July 31, 2011.
The 11V508000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V508000 were scheduled from April 25, 2012, 190 days after the report.
11V508000 covers 2 models from Volvo, model years 2006–2012.
Owners of the model years 11V508000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the equipment, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 11V508000 vehicles, the 2008 Volvo C70 has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V508000 ranks 15 of 54 VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V508000, VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC has 7 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 11V508000 was 10V566000, reported on November 8, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VOLVO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2012 C70 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 15, 2005, THROUGH JULY 31, 2011, AND MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 S60 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 14, 2010, THROUGH APRIL 16, 2011, THAT WERE EQUIPPED WITH OPTIONAL ACCESSORY SPARE TIRE KIT. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NUMBER. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS." THESE VEHICLES DO NOT CONTAIN THE CORRECT INFORMATION FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE OPTIONAL ACCESSORY SPARE TIRE AND WHEEL KIT.
- The risk
- A MISPRINTED LABEL COULD LEAD TO IMPROPER TIRE INFLATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN A TIRE FAILURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- VOLVO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND INSTALL THE LABEL AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 23, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-201-768-7300.
- Notes
- VOLVO SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS R247.
Reported October 18, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V508000 (9)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V508000, 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: October 18, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted