Volvo Cars of N.A. LLC.: Vehicle Speed Control
Volvo Cars of N.A. LLC. reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 15, 2006 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 170,099. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
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.
22 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Volvo C70 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Volvo C70 Convertible | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Volvo S60 | 186 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
| 2002 Volvo V70 | 76 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| 2001 Volvo C70 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Volvo C70 Convertible | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Volvo S60 | 223 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| 2001 Volvo S80 | 164 | 8 | 2 | 7 |
| 2001 Volvo V70 | 221 | 9 | 2 | 8 |
| 2001 Volvo XC70 | 66 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 Volvo C70 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 Volvo C70 Convertible | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 Volvo S70 | 164 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 2000 Volvo S80 | 318 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| 2000 Volvo V70 | 93 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 2000 Volvo V70xc | 103 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 Volvo C70 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Volvo C70 Convertible | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 Volvo S70 | 205 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 1999 Volvo S80 | 199 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 1999 Volvo V70 | 169 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 1999 Volvo V70xc | 79 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 06V441000.
Full record for the 2002 Volvo C70 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →