Volvo Equipment: Labels

Volvo is recalling about 5,199 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. If an owner installs a spare tire and adjusts its pressure to 40 PSI, there is a risk of tire failure, especially if the vehicle is driven for a long period of time.

Campaign
95V093000
Manufacturer
VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC.
Reported
9 May 1995
Vehicles
5,199
Built between
Jun 1994 – Nov 1994
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
26 May 1995
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 1994 and November 1994. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1995 Volvo 964Built June 1994 to November 1994
  • 1995 Volvo 965Built June 1994 to November 1994

What the defect is

The tire label contains size and pressure information concerning the spare tire. The listed size (155R15) and pressure (40 PSI) are incorrect. The correct size and pressure for the spare tire are T125/90R15 and 60 psi.

What could happen

If an owner installs a spare tire and adjusts its pressure to 40 PSI, there is a risk of tire failure, especially if the vehicle is driven for a long period of time.

What gets fixed

OWNERS WILL BE MAILED A NEW, CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE LABEL TO INSTALL ON THEIR VEHICLES. IF OWNERS PREFER, THEY CAN TAKE THEIR VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND HAVE THEM INSTALL THE LABEL.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 1994 to November 1994
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA9 May 1995
  3. Owners notified26 May 1995

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 9 May 1995.

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: equipment; tire reserve load label.vehicle description passenger cars, sedans and station wagons.note: if you have not received a label within a reasonable time, please contact volvo at 1-800-458-1552. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

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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