Volvo Fuel System, Gasoline: Storage

Volvo is recalling about 253 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, gasoline. Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source,could result in a fire.

Campaign
90V165000
Manufacturer
VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC.
Reported
6 September 1990
Vehicles
253
Built between
May 1990 – Jun 1990
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
28 September 1990
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between May 1990 and June 1990. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1990 Volvo 740Built May 1990 to June 1990

What the defect is

Fuel damper located behind the fuel line and the fuel rail may be improperly assembled. Over time, the solder joints could allow a small amount of fuel to leak.

What could happen

Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source,could result in a fire.

What gets fixed

REPLACE FUEL DAMPER.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMay 1990 to June 1990
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA6 September 1990
  3. Owners notified28 September 1990

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 6 September 1990.

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.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC.
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

System: fuel damper.vehicle description: passenger cars equipped with B234F (16 valve) engines.

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.

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