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Passenger car – Volvo

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 16 May 2011In the weekly report of 27 May 2011 (week 21, 2011)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
Volvo (124 alerts)
Type / model
XC90 - chassis numbers 553910 - 576645 for vehicles assembled in Torslanda 565652 - 579322 for vehicles assembled in Thailand 563739 - 572767 for vehicles assembled in Malaysia
Description
Passenger car
Risk
null The product poses a risk of injuries because there may be a leak from the internal pipes of the steering gear. In most cases the leak will be gradual and will drain the power steering oil generating noise and a slow decrease in power steering assistance. In the worst cases there could be a complete loss of all power steering fluid, and steering assistance, without any warning to the driver.
Notifying country
Ireland
Country of origin
Sweden
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0477/11
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2011-021 (XML)
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