Volvo Latches/Locks/Linkages: Latch

Volvo is recalling about 7,828 vehicles over a problem with the latches/locks/linkages. This incorrect assembly may result in the left door not meeting certain legal requirements at a certain crash scenario.

Campaign
07V218000
Manufacturer
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
Reported
23 May 2007
Vehicles
7,828
Built between
Oct 2006 – Mar 2007
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
29 June 2007
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 2006 and March 2007. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2007 Volvo C70Built October 2006 to March 2007

What the defect is

On certain passenger vehicles, an incorrect temporary assembly instruction resulted in an incorrect assembly of the left door handle bowden cable attachment.

What could happen

This incorrect assembly may result in the left door not meeting certain legal requirements at a certain crash scenario.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL ADJUST THE LEFT DOOR BOWDEN CABLE BY REMOVING AN EXISTING CABLE TIE AND PLACING THE BOWDEN CABLE IN ITS DESIGNATED POSITION FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 29, 2007.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 2006 to March 2007
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA23 May 2007
  3. Owners notified29 June 2007

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 23 May 2007.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact volvo at 1-800-458-1552.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
R180
Recalling manufacturer
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Volvo recall no. R180.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.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

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