NHTSA recall 09V343000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 09V343000 |
| Manufacturer's number | R215 |
| Manufacturer | VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. |
| Reported | 2009-09-01 |
| Owners notified | 2009-09-28 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE |
| Units potentially affected | 11993 |
What is wrong
VOLVO IS RECALLING MY 2008-2010 S80, MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 XC70 AND MODEL YEAR 2010 XC60 VEHICLES. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS THE SOFTWARE WITHIN THE CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE (CEM) MAY NOT SEND A SIGNAL TO THE FUEL PUMP ELECTRONIC MODULE (PEM). THIS MISSING SIGNAL TO THE PEM INHIBITS THE START OF THE FUEL PUMP. THE DRIVER MAY BE ABLE TO START THE ENGINE IN SPITE OF THE FUEL PUMP NOT BEING ACTIVATED DUE TO RESIDUAL PRESSURE IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. IN SOME CASES, THE DRIVER MAY BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE A SHORT DISTANCE AT IDLE BUT THEN THE ENGINE MAY STALL.
What can happen
IF THE VEHICLE STALLS IN CERTAIN CONDITIONS, A CRASH COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE TO THE VEHICLES' CEM FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2009. VEHICLES IN DEALER'S INVENTORY WILL BE REPAIRED PRIOR TO DELIVERY. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.
Notes
VOLVO RECALL NO. R215. 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> .
| 2008 VOLVO S80 | Built 2007-03-22 to 2009-07-09. |
|---|---|
| 2009 VOLVO S80 | Built 2007-03-22 to 2009-07-09. |
| 2010 VOLVO S80 | Built 2007-03-22 to 2009-07-09. |
| 2010 VOLVO XC60 | Built 2008-07-01 to 2009-08-11. |
| 2009 VOLVO XC70 | Built 2007-11-05 to 2009-07-09. |
| 2010 VOLVO XC70 | Built 2007-11-05 to 2009-07-09. |
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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. |
| SMB30-001-2019-0 | 2019-07-29. Service bulletin. This is a Service Managers Bulletin: Volvo Cars is constantly developing the in-car systems and the services offered to customers, so that their cars give them the best experience possible . As of May 13th, 2019, when the software in your customer's vehicle is updated via Service 2.0 or Total Upgrade (TJ 31543), the customer will have access to the functions and improvements |
| 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. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.