NHTSA recall 04V493000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 04V493000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 137 |
| Manufacturer | VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. |
| Reported | 2004-10-14 |
| Owners notified | 2004-11-29 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS |
| Units potentially affected | 1719 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE NON-RETURN VALVE MAY CRACK DUE TO A POOR WELD CAUSING A VACUUM LEAK.
What can happen
IF THIS OCCURS, MORE BRAKE PEDAL FORCE MAY BE REQUIRED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND/OR MAY EXPERIENCE A ROUGH ENGINE IDLE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT, AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE VACUUM HOSE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 29, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VOLVO CARS AT 1-800-458-1552.
Notes
CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 2004 VOLVO S40 | Built 2003-09-17 to 2003-11-25. |
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| 2004 VOLVO V40 | Built 2003-09-17 to 2003-11-25. |
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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) |
| TJ-10438-8 | 2011-05-14. Service bulletin. VOLVO: THE ABS LIGHT IS ON WITH FOUR POSSIBLE TORUBLE CODES. *RM |
| TJ-5931 | 2010-09-20. Service bulletin. VOLVO: UNNECESSARY BRAKE CONTROL MODULE (BCM) REPLACEMENTS. WHEN DIAGNOSING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC'S) FOR BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM, TECHNICIAN MUST ALWAYS FOLLOW COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC FAULT TRACING PATH IN VIDA. VIDA ALWAYS LISTS POSSIBLE SOURCES OF FAULT. *PE |
| TJ-3871 | 2010-09-20. Service bulletin. VOLVO: PARK ASSIST DOES NOT WORK; NOT POSSIBLE TO READ DTC FROM PAM VIA VIDA. A NEW PAM (PARKING ASSISTANCE MODULE) WAS INTRODUCED 2009W23, BUT DUE TO PAM WARRANTY REPLACEMENTS OR ACCESSORY INSTALLATIONS, IT CAN ALSO BE FITTED IN OLDER CARS. *PE |
| RTJ-17583 | 2010-06-11. Service bulletin. VOLVO: BRAKE CONTROL MODULE (BCM), NOT IN PROG MODE AFTER REPLACEMENT OF BCM. VIDA MAY GIVE THE ERROR BCM NOT IN PROG MODE WHEN TRYING TO PERFORM A BCM RELOAD. WORK IS ONGOING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS NOT VEHICLE RELATED. *PE |
| RTJ-19994 | 2010-04-23. Service bulletin. VOLVO: ANTI SKID SERVICE REQUIRED MESSAGE, SWM-0201, BCM-0109, EPS-0080. NEW SWM SOFTWARE HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED INTO PRODUCTION AFTER THE CHASSIS RANGE IN THE HEADER. *PE |
| RTJ-20293 | 2009-10-02. Service bulletin. A SERVICE KIT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO REDUCE THE CURRENT THROUGH THE VACUUM SWITCH FOR THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP. *PE UPDATED 12/30/09. *PE |
| RTJ-10438 | 2009-09-25. Service bulletin. VOLVO: COMPLAINTS REGARDING AN ILLUMINATED ABS WARNING LAMP IN THE DIM (DRIVER INFORMATION MODULE). *PE UPDATED 8/27/10. *PE |
| 55159 | 2006-09-28. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE OWNER'S MANUAL SUPPLEMENT/ADJUSTMENT. VOLVO. *KB |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.