NHTSA recall 03V474000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 03V474000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 129 |
| Manufacturer | VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. |
| Reported | 2003-11-17 |
| Owners notified | 2004-03-15 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM |
| Units potentially affected | 36000 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, WATER CAN ENTER THE ELECTRICAL BRAKE VACUUM PUMP, CAUSING THE PUMP TO FAIL.
What can happen
THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER ASSIST AND AN INCREASE IN NEEDED BRAKE PEDAL FORCE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PUMP WITH A NEW AND IMPROVED VERSION AND MOVE THE PUMP TO A NEW LOCATION. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON MARCH 15, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.
Notes
VOLVO RECALL NO. 129.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 2000 VOLVO S40 | Built 1999-05-03 to 2000-05-12. |
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| 2000 VOLVO V40 | Built 1999-05-03 to 2000-05-12. |
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 EA02026
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.
| EA02026 | Engineering analysis, opened 2002-09-10, closed 2003-11-21. VOLVO S40/V40 MY 2000-2001. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. |
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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
| TJ28941.1.0-2016 | 2019-11-18. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Journal: When sensitive information, like vehicle speed, brake usage, etc. (customer behavoiur information) of a car is required from Volvo Car Corporation from external sources, either of these two documents should be filled in and attached to the affected Vehicle Report. (External sources: Authority, Insurance companies, Rental companies, etc) |
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| TJ28941-4-0-2019 | 2019-04-08. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Journal: When sensitive information, like vehicle speed, brake usage, etc. (customer behavoiur information) of a car is required from Volvo Car Corporation from external sources, either of these two documents should be filled in and attached to the affected Vehicle Report. (External sources: Authority, Insurance companies, Rental companies, etc) |
| 520011 | 2004-04-12. Service bulletin. CORRECTIVE ACTION TO REPLACE THE VACUUM PUMP WITH A NEW PUMP OF A MODIFIED DESIGN. THIS NEW PUMP WILL BE PLACED IN A NEW LOCATION TO PREVENT WATER INTRUSION. SERVICE BULLETIN. *TT |
| 52129 | 2004-04-12. Service bulletin. WATER MAY ENTER THE ELECTRICAL BRAKE VACUUM PUMP, CAUSING THE PUMP TO NOT FUNCTION. RECALL CAMPAIGN 129 BRAKE VACUUM PUMP MODIFICATION. SERVICE MANAGER BULLETIN. *TT |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.