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Passenger car S60 and XC60 Volvo

Official notice

6 Apr 2012

Last checked

6 Apr 2012

Critical riskEU Safety Gate

An official EU Safety Gate notice concerns Passenger car S60 and XC60 Volvo. Null The affected vehicles may have had excessive underbody protection applied which, when drying, may have formed small stalactite shaped formations close to the underbody fuel lines which could damage them resulting in a fuel leak. Due to the positioning of the fuel lines, escaping fuel or fuel vapour could potentially lead to a fire. Published 2012-04-06.

What to do now

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

Recall number

0537/12

Official notice

2012-04-06

The hazard

Null The affected vehicles may have had excessive underbody protection applied which, when drying, may have formed small stalactite shaped formations close to the underbody fuel lines which could damage them resulting in a fuel leak. Due to the positioning of the fuel lines, escaping fuel or fuel vapour could potentially lead to a fire.

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Models

CHASSIS NUMBERS: S60: 124055 - 128338 MY12 XC60: 302264 - 308564 MY12

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Affected products

Product 1

Passenger car S60 and XC60

Risk / hazard

Null The affected vehicles may have had excessive underbody protection applied which, when drying, may have formed small stalactite shaped formations close to the underbody fuel lines which could damage them resulting in a fuel leak. Due to the positioning of the fuel lines, escaping fuel or fuel vapour could potentially lead to a fire.

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 — Fire

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

0537/12

Classification

Serious risk — Fire

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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