NHTSA recall 06V441000
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 | 06V441000 |
| Manufacturer's number | R155 |
| Manufacturer | VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. |
| Reported | 2006-11-15 |
| Owners notified | 2006-12-29 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Units potentially affected | 170099 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A COMBINATION OF THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR IRREGULARITIES, A DIRTY THROTTLE HOUSING, AND/OR INEFFICIENT SOFTWARE CALIBRATION MAY CAUSE A WARNING LAMP TO LIGHT AND THE SUBSEQUENT ONSET OF LIMP HOME MODES.
What can happen
THIS RESULTED IN A HIGH NUMBER OF VEHICLES GOING INTO THE LIMP HOME MODE WITHOUT NEED.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE CURRENT SOFTWARE UPGRADE ONTO THE INVOLVED VEHICLES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 29, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.
Notes
VOLVO RECALL NO. R155. 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.
| 1999 VOLVO C70 | Built 1998-08-27 to 1999-05-18. |
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| 2000 VOLVO C70 | Built 1999-05-26 to 2000-05-19. |
| 2001 VOLVO C70 | Built 2000-05-23 to 2001-08-27. |
| 2002 VOLVO C70 | Built 2001-09-04 to 2002-08-26. |
| 1999 VOLVO C70 CONVERTIBLE | Built 1998-03-24 to 1999-05-18. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2000 VOLVO C70 CONVERTIBLE | Built 1999-05-18 to 2000-05-23. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2001 VOLVO C70 CONVERTIBLE | Built 2000-05-23 to 2001-08-24. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2002 VOLVO C70 CONVERTIBLE | Built 2001-08-25 to 2002-08-26. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2001 VOLVO S60 | Built 2000-06-28 to 2001-08-23. |
| 2002 VOLVO S60 | Built 2001-08-27 to 2002-08-26. |
| 1999 VOLVO S70 | Built 1998-07-01 to 1999-05-12. |
| 2000 VOLVO S70 | Built 1999-05-12 to 2000-05-12. |
| 1999 VOLVO S80 | Built 1998-05-11 to 2001-08-27. |
| 2000 VOLVO S80 | Built 1998-05-11 to 2001-08-27. |
| 2001 VOLVO S80 | Built 1998-05-11 to 2001-08-27. |
| 1999 VOLVO V70 | Built 1998-03-05 to 1999-05-12. |
| 2000 VOLVO V70 | Built 1999-05-12 to 2000-05-11. |
| 2001 VOLVO V70 | Built 2000-01-13 to 2001-08-27. |
| 2002 VOLVO V70 | Built 2001-08-20 to 2002-08-22. |
| 1999 VOLVO V70XC | Built 1998-07-10 to 1999-05-12. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2000 VOLVO V70XC | Built 1999-05-17 to 2000-05-10. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2001 VOLVO XC70 | Built 2000-02-22 to 2001-08-27. |
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 EA05021
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.
| EA05021 | Engineering analysis, opened 2005-12-06, closed 2006-12-12. THROTTLE CONTROL MALFUNCTION. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. |
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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
| TJ28941-4-0-2019 | 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) |
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| 155 | 2006-04-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM SOFTWARE UPGRADE. *TT |
| 149 | 2006-04-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM) EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TT |
| 2704 | 2005-09-27. Service bulletin. CRUISE CONTROL BEING INOPERATIVE MAY BE SOFTWARE RELATED AND IS LIKELY TO OCCUR WHILE ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS ARE RUNNING. *TT |
| 250023 | 2004-07-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM), CLEANING. *MJ |
| 2835 | 2002-04-25. Service bulletin. COMPLAINTS OF IDLE SPEED BEING UNEVEN AND NOTICEABLE TO THE DRIVER, ESPECIALLY WITH THE INCREASED LOAD PRODUCED BY THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR CYCLING ON AND OFF. *TT |
| 2703 | 2002-04-02. Service bulletin. CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF THE CRUISE CONTROL NOT HOLDING THE DESIRED SPEED. *SLC |
| 2703 | 2002-03-26. Service bulletin. WHILE DOWN HILL DRIVING, THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM MAY NOT HOLD THE DESIRED SPEED. *TT |
| 2835 | 2001-10-03. Service bulletin. COMPLAINTS OF IDLE SPEED BEING UNEVEN AND NOTICEABLE TO THE DRIVER, ESPECIALLY WITH THE INCREASED LOAD PRODUCED BY THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR CYCLING ON AND OFF. *TT |
| 2832 | 2001-10-03. Service bulletin. ON SOME OCCASIONS, WHEN SLOWING DOWN / COMING TO A STOP / A/C COMPRESSOR CYCLES ON / OFF OR DURING A ROUGH COLD START, OWNERS OF VEHICLES EQUPPED WITH NON-TURBO CHARGED ENGINES MAY EXPERIENCE MOMENTARY IDLE FLUCTUATIONS. *TT |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.