NHTSA recall 09V139000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 09V139000 |
| Manufacturer's number | R213 |
| Manufacturer | VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. |
| Reported | 2009-04-29 |
| Owners notified | 2009-05-15 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE |
| Units potentially affected | 12303 |
What is wrong
VOLVO IS RECALLING 12,303 MY 2007-2008 S80 AND V70 VEHICLES. THE DIAGNOSTIC SOFTWARE IN THE CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE (CEM) MAY CAUSE A MALFUNCTION OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FUNCTIONALITY. IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAY NOT OPERATE WHEN ACTIVATED; OR IN CERTAIN CASES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAY ACTIVATE WHEN NOT SWITCHED ON.
What can happen
OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS WITHOUT FUNCTIONING WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE CEM AND UPGRADE THE SOFTWARE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 15, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO CUSTOMER CARE CENTER AT 1-800-458-1552, OR CUSTOMERCARE@VOLVOFORLIFE.COM.
Notes
VOLVO RECALL NO. R213.OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
| 2007 VOLVO S80 | Built 2006-01-24 to 2007-08-24. |
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| 2008 VOLVO S80 | Built 2006-01-24 to 2007-08-24. |
| 2008 VOLVO XC70 | Built 2007-05-14 to 2007-06-04. |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| KC-99 | 2021-11-05. Service bulletin. Volvo Chassis 2008 And Up LED Headlight Conversion Programming Procedure |
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| SMB00-006-2020-0 | 2020-09-14. Service bulletin. This is a Service Manager Bulletin: Service 2.0 Software & Total Upgrade Reminder |
| SMB00-006-2020-0 | 2020-04-13. Service bulletin. This is a Service Manager Bulletin: Service 2.0 Software & Total Upgrade Reminder |
| SMB00 006 2019-0 | 2019-09-16. Service bulletin. Software Installation Policy changes. |
| TJ31543 4 6-2018 | 2019-08-26. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Journal: This Journal is a guide for performing Software Downloads. Service: *See guide updated Oct. 12, 2016 for relevant P5/SPA Software Download information: P5_SPA_SW_Guide.pdf See VIDA Software tab for all other vehicles.The attached checklists can be used for restoring customer settings, where applicable. |
| SPJ34864 2 0-201 | 2019-07-29. Service bulletin. This is a Service Product Journal: Information Notice. We process the personal data that you provide in connection with the creation of your VIDA account. The purpose of our processing is to administer your VIDA account (from registration to eventual termination of the account), to provide you with all the functionality related to VIDA, to allow access to VIDA and to communicate updates related to VIDA. Log data generated when using VIDA is processed as necessary or appropriate to safeguard the security and functionality of VIDA for example against malware or unauthorized access. |
| TJ34013-1-2-2018 | 2019-04-08. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Journal: Vehicle Key Not Found |
| SMB00-006C-2018- | 2019-04-08. Service bulletin. Software Installation Policy changes - Canada |
| SMB00-006-2018-0 | 2019-04-08. Service bulletin. Software Installation Policy changes. |
| SMB00-006C-2018- | 2019-04-08. Service bulletin. Software Installation Policy changes - Canada |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.