The defect
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A COMBINATION OF THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR IRREGULARITIES, A DIRTY THROTTLE HOUSING, AND/OR INEFFICIENT SOFTWARE CALIBRATION MAY CAUSE A WARNING LAMP TO LIGHT AND THE SUBSEQUENT ONSET OF LIMP HOME MODES.
The risk
THIS RESULTED IN A HIGH NUMBER OF VEHICLES GOING INTO THE LIMP HOME MODE WITHOUT NEED.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE CURRENT SOFTWARE UPGRADE ONTO THE INVOLVED VEHICLES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 29, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volvo C70 | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
| Volvo C70 Convertible | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
| Volvo S60 | 2001, 2002 |
| Volvo S70 | 1999, 2000 |
| Volvo S80 | 1999, 2000, 2001 |
| Volvo V70 | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
| Volvo V70XC | 1999, 2000 |
| Volvo XC70 | 2001 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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 C70 | 1999 | 23 | 3 |
| Volvo C70 | 2000 | 26 | 3 |
| Volvo C70 | 2001 | 7 | 2 |
| Volvo C70 | 2002 | 5 | 1 |
| Volvo C70 Convertible | 1999 | 8 | 1 |
| Volvo C70 Convertible | 2000 | 16 | 1 |
| Volvo C70 Convertible | 2001 | 11 | 1 |
| Volvo C70 Convertible | 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| Volvo S60 | 2001 | 223 | 8 |
| Volvo S60 | 2002 | 186 | 8 |
| Volvo S70 | 1999 | 205 | 4 |
| Volvo S70 | 2000 | 164 | 3 |
| Volvo S80 | 1999 | 199 | 4 |
| Volvo S80 | 2000 | 318 | 4 |
| Volvo S80 | 2001 | 164 | 7 |
| Volvo V70 | 1999 | 169 | 4 |
| Volvo V70 | 2000 | 93 | 5 |
| Volvo V70 | 2001 | 221 | 8 |
| Volvo V70 | 2002 | 76 | 6 |
| Volvo V70XC | 1999 | 79 | 2 |
| Volvo V70XC | 2000 | 103 | 2 |
| Volvo XC70 | 2001 | 66 | 5 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2006
11 of the 490 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2006 concerned the vehicle speed control; VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. filed 56 campaigns in all.
| 06V495000 29 Dec 2006 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| 06V446000 24 Nov 2006 | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| 06V442000 2 Nov 2006 | YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA |
| 06V371000 28 Sept 2006 | YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA |
| 06V363000 21 Sept 2006 | R-VISION |
| 06V320000 30 Aug 2006 | JAYCO, INC. |
| 06V286000 1 Aug 2006 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 06V253000 13 Jul 2006 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2006