The defect
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, UNDER CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS, SOME ELECTRIC COOLING FANS MAY OVERHEAT POTENTIALLY CAUSING HEAT DAMAGE AND, IN RARE INSTANCES, A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
The risk
A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE COOLING FAN. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 29, 2004. CUSTOMERS SHOULD CONTACT VOLVO CARS AT 1-800-458-1552.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volvo S60 | 2001 |
| Volvo S80 | 1999, 2000, 2001 |
| Volvo V70 | 2000, 2001 |
| Volvo V70XC | 2001 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volvo S60 | 2001 | 223 | 8 |
| Volvo S80 | 1999 | 199 | 4 |
| Volvo S80 | 2000 | 318 | 4 |
| Volvo S80 | 2001 | 164 | 7 |
| Volvo V70 | 2000 | 93 | 5 |
| Volvo V70 | 2001 | 221 | 8 |
| Volvo V70XC | 2001 | 144 | 1 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 2004
30 of the 601 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2004 concerned the engine and engine cooling; VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. filed 56 campaigns in all.
| 04V543000 12 Nov 2004 | ORION BUS INDUSTRIES LTD. |
| 04V544000 11 Nov 2004 | ORION BUS INDUSTRIES LTD. |
| 04V542000 10 Nov 2004 | MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| 04V515000 28 Oct 2004 | COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC |
| 04V529000 27 Oct 2004 | FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL |
| 04V516000 20 Oct 2004 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 04V540000 20 Oct 2004 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 04V485000 7 Oct 2004 | GILLIG CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2004