Volvo Bus Corporation: Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System
Volvo Bus Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 28, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 205. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Volvo Bus Corporation (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2009-2013 Volvo 9700 buses manufactured August 28, 2008, to December 21, 2012. In the affected vehicles, the exhaust clamp at the turbocharger may fail, allowing hot exhaust gas to contact materials in the engine compartment.
The risk
If hot exhaust gas contacts other components or materials, it can increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will replace the exhaust clamp, free of charge. The recall began on November 11, 2015. Owners may contact Volvo Bus at 1-866-870-2046. Volvo's number for this recall is SR15-85.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Volvo Bus 9700 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Volvo Bus 9700 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Volvo Bus 9700 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Volvo Bus 9700 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Volvo Bus 9700 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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 15V604000.
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