NHTSA recall 04V451000
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) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 04V451000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 141 |
| Manufacturer | VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. |
| Reported | 2004-09-13 |
| Owners notified | 2004-11-29 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN |
| Units potentially affected | 149799 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, UNDER CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS, SOME ELECTRIC COOLING FANS MAY OVERHEAT POTENTIALLY CAUSING HEAT DAMAGE AND, IN RARE INSTANCES, A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
What can happen
A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE COOLING FAN. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 29, 2004. CUSTOMERS SHOULD CONTACT VOLVO CARS AT 1-800-458-1552.
Notes
VOLVO RECALL NO. 141.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 2001 VOLVO S60 | Built 1999-09-30 to 2001-12-28. |
|---|---|
| 1999 VOLVO S80 | Built 1998-01-08 to 1999-05-12. |
| 2000 VOLVO S80 | Built 1998-05-06 to 2000-05-15. |
| 2001 VOLVO S80 | Built 1999-11-08 to 2001-08-27. |
| 2000 VOLVO V70 | Built 1999-04-06 to 2000-05-15. |
| 2001 VOLVO V70 | Built 1999-11-18 to 2001-08-27. |
| 2001 VOLVO V70XC | Built 1999-09-07 to 2001-08-27. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| TJ21965-5-0-2019 | 2019-04-08. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Journal: Oil in cooling system. New cleaning method developed. |
|---|---|
| 141 | 2005-04-27. Service bulletin. EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY BE GENERATED BY THE RUNNING OF COOLING FAN. RECALL CAMPAIGN 141 TO INSPECT/REPLACE ENGINE COOLING FAN CONTROL MODULE (EFCM) AND COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY. *TT |
| 0052 | 2004-05-05. Service bulletin. INSTALLING THE SEAL PLUG IN THE CYLINDER BLOCK. *MR |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.