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Passenger car Volvo

Official notice

27 May 2011

Last checked

27 May 2011

Critical riskEU Safety Gate

An official EU Safety Gate notice concerns Passenger car Volvo. 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. Published 2011-05-27.

What to do now

The source does not provide specific consumer instructions. Follow the official EU Safety Gate notice for next steps.

Recall number

0477/11

Official notice

2011-05-27

The hazard

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.

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Affected products

Product 1

Passenger car

Risk / hazard

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.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

DE · Germany

Location 2

FR · France

Affected area 1

DE · Germany

Affected area 2

FR · France

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Volvo.

Source & status

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

Serious risk — Injuries

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

0477/11

Classification

Serious risk — Injuries

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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