# NHTSA recall 12V317000

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: 12V317000
- Manufacturer's number: 255
- Manufacturer: VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
- Reported: 2012\-07\-06
- Owners notified: 2012\-08\-10
- Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\)
- Units potentially affected: 1469

## What is wrong

VOLVO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011\-2013 S80 VEHICLES.  A SOFTWARE ERROR MAY PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION FROM DOWNSHIFTING SUCH AS SHIFTING FROM FIFTH TO FOURTH GEAR WHEN COASTING.


## What can happen

THIS MAY RESULT IN DECREASED ENGINE RPMS AND POSSIBLE ENGINE STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.


## The remedy

VOLVO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL UPGRADE THE SOFTWARE TO THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, FREE OF CHARGE.  THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 10, 2012.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO CARS AT 1\-800\-458\-1552.


## Notes

THE VOLVO RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 255.CUSTOMERS MAY 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

- [2011 VOLVO S80](/makes/volvo/s80/2011/recalls.md)
- [2012 VOLVO S80](/makes/volvo/s80/2012/recalls.md)
- [2013 VOLVO S80](/makes/volvo/s80/2013/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [TJ32169](/bulletins/10146439.md), 2018-11-05, Service bulletin
- [TJ32169](/bulletins/10146169.md), 2018-10-29, Service bulletin
- [TJ\-26091](/bulletins/10043899.md), 2012-05-01, Service bulletin
- [TJ\-US16761](/bulletins/10037893.md), 2011-06-07, 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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