EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car V70 and S80 Volvo — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0446/11
Summary
null The product poses a risk of injuries as water may leak into the electric hydraulic power-assisted steering pump affecting the functionality of the pump. As a result of this, various warning messages and symbols may light up on the dashboard display. In the worst case, a sudden loss of power-assisted steering could occur and the engine may unexpectedly stall.
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Product
Passenger car V70 and S80 — Volvo
- Brand
- Volvo
- Name / model
- V70 126136 - 145264 Model Year 2010S80 116899 - 124504 Model Year 2010
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of injuries as water may leak into the electric hydraulic power-assisted steering pump affecting the functionality of the pump. As a result of this, various warning messages and symbols may light up on the dashboard display. In the worst case, a sudden loss of power-assisted steering could occur and the engine may unexpectedly stall.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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