NHTSA Campaign 15V555000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
NHTSA campaign 15V555000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers. The repair is free.
Volvo Cars of N.A., LLC filed the report for 15V555000 with NHTSA on September 2, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V555000, NHTSA lists up to 7,855 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 8, 2015 and August 19, 2015.
Owner notification letters for 15V555000 were scheduled from October 26, 2015, 54 days after the report.
15V555000 covers 5 models from Volvo, model years 2016.
Owners of the model years 15V555000 covers have filed at least 14 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V555000 vehicles, the 2016 Volvo S60 has the most (5).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V555000 ranks 2 of 6 Volvo Cars of N.A., LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 15V555000, Volvo Cars of N.A., LLC has 1 other recall on the electrical system on this site; the one before 15V555000 was 13V377000, reported on August 21, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volvo Cars of North America, LLC. (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2016 Volvo S60, V60, V60CC, XC60, XC70, and S80 vehicles manufactured April 8, 2015 to August 19, 2015. In certain driving conditions when using the automatic engine stop/start function, the starter motor fuse may blow, preventing the car from restarting when necessary.
- The risk
- If the vehicle is unexpectedly unable to be started in the middle of traffic, such as when stopped at an intersection, there is an increased risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will replace the existing starter motor fuse with a higher amperage fuse, free of charge. The recall began on October 26, 2015. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552 or by visiting http://volvo.custhelp.com. Volvo's number for this recall is R39574.
Reported September 2, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V555000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V555000, 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: September 2, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted