NHTSA recall campaign

03V381000

Electrical System › Starter Assembly

Check my VIN
3Affected configurations shown176Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentElectrical System › Starter Assembly
Report receivedAug 10, 2003
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

OVER TIME THE STUDS MAY LOOSEN SUFFICIENTLY TO CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW CHASSIS MOUNTED EMERGENCY START STUDS AND ASSOCIATED BATTERY CABLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-528-6586.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 03V381000

2003 VOLVO VNMOpen vehicle record →2002 VOLVO VNMOpen vehicle record →2001 VOLVO VNMOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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