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Passenger car - Volvo return line power steering – Volvo

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 7 Aug 2008In the weekly report of 8 Aug 2008 (week 31, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car - Volvo return line power steering
Brand
Volvo (124 alerts)
Brand as notified
VOLVO
Type / model
Passengers’ cars, models C30, S40, V50 and C70
Description
The recall concerns 2008-2009 model year left hand drive (LHD) vehicles with engines B5xxxxx.
Risk
The product poses a risk of injuries because some material in the power steering hoses in the return line has not been vulcanized according to specification at the supplier. This may lead to sudden rupture of the hose and will result in a sudden drainage of all the servo oil in the system and a complete loss of servo assistance. This may appear suddenly and without warning to the driver.
Measures
  • Voluntary corrective actions taken by the importer
Notifying country
Greece
Country of origin
Sweden
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0858/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-31 (XML)
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