EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Volvo “S80, S60, V70, XC70, S60cc, V60, XC60, V60cc, V40, V40cc” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01056/20
Summary
Air bubbles may remain in the engine's cooling system after filling with coolant.Consequently, the cooling of the engine might be impaired, causing the engine to overheat, leading to its damage or even to fire.
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Product
Passenger car — Volvo
- Brand
- Volvo
- Name / model
- S80, S60, V70, XC70, S60cc, V60, XC60, V60cc, V40, V40cc · Type-approval number ranges: e9*2001/116*0057*26~ e9*2001/116*0057*31, e9*2007/46*0023*14~e9*2007/46*0023*25, e9*2001/116*0065*24~e9*2001/116*0065*28, e9*2001/116*0068*16~e9*2001/116*0068*24, Type: 124, 134, 135, 136, 137, 155, 156, 157, 525
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufacture between 2014 and 2017
What is the risk?
- Air bubbles may remain in the engine's cooling system after filling with coolant.Consequently, the cooling of the engine might be impaired, causing the engine to overheat, leading to its damage or even to fire.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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