NHTSA Campaign 12V317000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
NHTSA campaign 12V317000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm). The repair is free.
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC filed the report for 12V317000 with NHTSA on July 6, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V317000, NHTSA lists up to 1,469 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 12V317000 were scheduled from August 10, 2012, 35 days after the report.
12V317000 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2011–2013.
Owners of the model years 12V317000 covers have filed at least 3 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 12V317000 vehicles, the 2011 Volvo S80 has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V317000 ranks 43 of 54 VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VOLVO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2013 S80 VEHICLES. A SOFTWARE ERROR MAY PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION FROM DOWNSHIFTING SUCH AS SHIFTING FROM FIFTH TO FOURTH GEAR WHEN COASTING.
- The risk
- THIS MAY RESULT IN DECREASED ENGINE RPMS AND POSSIBLE ENGINE STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- VOLVO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL UPGRADE THE SOFTWARE TO THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 10, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO CARS AT 1-800-458-1552.
- Notes
- THE VOLVO RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 255.
Reported July 6, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V317000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V317000, 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: July 6, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted