NHTSA recall 10V579000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 10V579000 |
| Manufacturer's number | R234 |
| Manufacturer | VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. |
| Reported | 2010-11-17 |
| Owners notified | 2010-12-13 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| Units potentially affected | 6046 |
What is wrong
VOLVO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011, S80, S60, XC70 AND XC60 VEHICLES. THE SOFTWARE CALIBRATION FOR THE FUEL CUT-OFF FUNCTIONALITY IN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) IS TOO SENSITIVE.
What can happen
SUDDEN ENGINE STALL COULD OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL UPDATE THE ECM AND TCM WITH NEW SOFTWARE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 10, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552 OR AT CUSTOMERCARE@VOLVOFORLIFE.COM.
Notes
VOLVO SAFETY RECALL NO. R234.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> .
| 2011 VOLVO S60 | |
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| 2011 VOLVO S80 | |
| 2011 VOLVO XC60 | |
| 2011 VOLVO XC70 |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 35526.1.8 | 2026-05-14. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Journal: Text plus 2 PDFs and 1 .PNG Oil Consumption test. Perform the test. Follow service procedure Description and Service sections updated to clarify that vehicle reports are not required. |
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| TJ29871 | 2023-04-24. Service bulletin. Customer may experience ?Low oil pressure light? coming on. No external leakage. High engine oil consumption may occur. Follow the instructions under ?Service?. |
| TJ34740 | 2023-04-24. Service bulletin. 4 Cylinder VEP engine: Castrol Edge Professional V 0W-20 Synthetic oil. |
| CBR-2201 | 2022-09-08. Service bulletin. Engine Control Module (EMS) Software (MSW) Information – August 2022; Improvement List (Change Log) - US21+OBD22 (13L VGT, TC) And US17+OBD22 (11L) Emissions |
| SJ1000167-2020-0 | 2020-03-16. Service bulletin. This is a Service Journal: Coolant Filling Equipment Tool |
| TJ21965.7.0-2019 | 2019-12-09. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Journal: Oil in cooling system. New cleaning method developed. |
| TJ20803-17-0-201 | 2019-04-22. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Journal: In case of complaint of Noise, some "tools" have been created to help you to do a better and more precise fault tracing |
| TJ21965-5-0-2019 | 2019-04-08. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Journal: Oil in cooling system. New cleaning method developed. |
| TJ21965-5-0-2019 | 2019-04-01. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Journal: Oil in cooling system. New cleaning method developed. |
| TJ20803 | 2018-11-19. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Journal: In case of complaint of Noise, some "tools" have been created to help you to do a better and more precise fault tracing |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.