NHTSA recall campaign

97V166000

Electrical System › Wiring

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7Affected configurations shown9,684Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentElectrical System › Wiring
Report receivedOct 9, 1998
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THIS CHAFING CAN LEAD TO A LOW OHM SHORT CIRCUIT.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE CABLE HARNESSES AND, IF NECESSARY, CORRECT OR REPLACE THESE CABLES.

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 97V166000

1991 VOLVO 780Open vehicle record →1991 VOLVO 944Open vehicle record →1991 VOLVO 945Open vehicle record →1990 VOLVO 780Open vehicle record →1989 VOLVO 780Open vehicle record →1988 VOLVO 780Open vehicle record →1987 VOLVO 780Open 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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