NHTSA recall 06V144000
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 | 06V144000 |
| Manufacturer's number | R156 |
| Manufacturer | VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. |
| Reported | 2006-04-28 |
| Owners notified | 2006-09-05 |
| Component | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER |
| Units potentially affected | 122431 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, IF THE WIPER ARM IS ACTIVATED IN EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND WITHOUT LIFTING THE WIPER ARMS AND CLEANING THE WINDSHIELD PRIOR TO MOVING, THE WIPER ARM MIGHT SLIP ON ITS DRIVESHAFT, RESULTING IN AN INABILITY TO MOVE THE WIPERS FROM THE PARK POSITION.
What can happen
INOPERATIVE WIPERS UNDER INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE A CRASH DUE TO IMPAIRED VISIBILITY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER ARMS AND RETAINING NUTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO CARS AT 1-800-458-1552.
Notes
VOLVO RECALL NO. R156.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIONVOLVO RECALL NO. R156.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
| 2003 VOLVO XC90 | Built 2002-08-07 to 2003-02-28. |
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| 2004 VOLVO XC90 | Built 2003-02-28 to 2004-06-11. |
| 2005 VOLVO XC90 | Built 2004-02-17 to 2005-05-13. |
| 2006 VOLVO XC90 | Built 2004-05-25 to 2005-10-19. |
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 PE05064
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.
| PE05064 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2005-12-02, closed 2006-05-10. WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM PERFORMANCE. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES. |
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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
| SMB00-425-2017-0 | 2019-11-18. Service bulletin. Wiper blade replacements due to wear or a quantifiable manufacturing defect are covered under the Adjustment Coverage period for 12 months or 12,000 miles/20,000 kilometers, whichever occurs first. |
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| 3650 | 2005-11-11. Service bulletin. CUSTOMER PREPARATION SERVICE (CPS), TIGHTENING NUTS FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS WHICH MAY SLIP ON ITS DRIVESHAFT, REDUCING PERFORMANCE. *TT |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.