NHTSA recall 00V405000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 00V405000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 101 |
| Manufacturer | VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC. |
| Reported | 2000-12-06 |
| Owners notified | 2001-03-19 |
| Component | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL |
| Units potentially affected | 245894 |
What is wrong
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THERE COULD BE INADEQUATE CONTACT BETWEEN THE BULB AND SOCKET WHICH COULD CAUSE THE FRONT TURN SIGNAL NOT TO FUNCTION AS DESIGNED.
What can happen
THIS WOULD FAIL TO WARN AN APPROACHING DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE IS TURNING AND COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT TURN SIGNAL BULB AND SOCKET.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 19, 2001.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-283-0117. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 1998 VOLVO C70 | Built 1997-01-01 to 2000-11-30. |
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| 1999 VOLVO C70 | Built 1997-01-01 to 2000-11-30. |
| 2000 VOLVO C70 | Built 1997-01-01 to 2000-11-30. |
| 2001 VOLVO C70 | Built 1997-01-01 to 2000-11-30. |
| 1998 VOLVO S70 | Built 1997-01-01 to 2000-11-30. |
| 1999 VOLVO S70 | Built 1997-01-01 to 2000-11-30. |
| 2000 VOLVO S70 | Built 1997-01-01 to 2000-11-30. |
| 1998 VOLVO V70 | Built 1997-01-01 to 2000-11-30. |
| 1999 VOLVO V70 | Built 1997-01-01 to 2000-11-30. |
| 2000 VOLVO V70 | Built 1997-01-01 to 2000-11-30. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as PE00031
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| PE00031 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2000-08-15, closed 2000-12-22. TURN SIGNAL. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 350012 | 2001-05-14. Service bulletin. ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THERE MAY BE INADEQUATE CONTACT BETWEEN THE FRONT TURN SIGNAL BULBS AND THE SOCKETS. *TT |
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| 3350006 | 2000-03-29. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH CONDENSATION FORMED ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT TURN SIGNAL LENSES. *TT |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.