# NHTSA recall 08V197000

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: 08V197000
- Manufacturer's number: R196
- Manufacturer: VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
- Reported: 2008\-04\-28
- Owners notified: 2008\-04\-28
- Component: STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
- Units potentially affected: 7

## What is wrong

VOLVO IS RECALLING 7 MY 2008 V50 PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ROOF RAILS.  BOLTS HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE OUT OF SPECIFICATION.  THIS HAS CAUSED LESS TREAD LENGTH ON THE BOLTS WHICH IN TURN HAS LEAD TO INSUFFICIENT CLAMPING FORCE IN THE JOINT DUE TO THE WASHER GETTING STUCK WHEN TIGHTENING THE BOLTS.


## What can happen

WHEN CARRYING ROOF CARGO, THE RAILS MAY COME LOOSE DURING HEAVY BRAKING AND/OR SUDDEN STOPS INCREASING THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH.


## The remedy

DUE TO THE LIMITED NUMBER OF VEHICLES INVOLVED, OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND WILL HAVE THE ROOF RAIL BOLTS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1\-800\-458\-1552.


## Notes

VOLVO RECALL NO. R196.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.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2008 VOLVO V50](/makes/volvo/v50/2008/recalls.md). Built 2008\-02\-11 to 2008\-03\-11.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [TJ20402.3.4\-2017](/bulletins/10167887.md), 2019-11-18, Service bulletin
- [TJ19245114](/bulletins/10146091.md), 2018-10-29, Service bulletin
- [TJ25788 1 3\-2017](/bulletins/10128164.md), 2018-02-05, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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