EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Volvo “S80, V70, XC70, S60, S60CC, V60, V60CC, XC60, V40 and V40CC” — risk: fire, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00032/19
Summary
Excessive carbon deposits could build up in the intake system of the engine. Consequently, the temperature of the intake air could rise, causing the engine's intake manifold to melt and deform. This could lead to the engine to stop, increasing the risk of accidents or even the engine bay to catch fire.
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Product
Passenger car — Volvo
- Brand
- Volvo
- Name / model
- S80, V70, XC70, S60, S60CC, V60, V60CC, XC60, V40 and V40CC · - Model year: 2014 - 2017, - Vehicles equipped with four-cylinder diesel engines: D4204T14 (engine code A8), D4204T5 (73) and D4204T4 (AR)
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under Volvo recall code : R29947.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 2013 and 2017.
What is the risk?
- Excessive carbon deposits could build up in the intake system of the engine. Consequently, the temperature of the intake air could rise, causing the engine's intake manifold to melt and deform. This could lead to the engine to stop, increasing the risk of accidents or even the engine bay to catch 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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