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Volvo - Fuel guage may not show fuel level correctly

Official notice

16 Dec 2015

Last checked

16 Dec 2015

Medium riskDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns Volvo - Fuel guage may not show fuel level correctly. Fuel guage may not show fuel level correctly Published 2015-12-16.

What to do now

Dependent on affected model update software. Until updated the manufacturer advises to maintain fuel level above approx one third.

Units affected

5,354

Recall number

R-2015-249

Official notice

2015-12-16

The hazard

Fuel guage may not show fuel level correctly

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

V70

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Affected products

Product 1

VOLVO CAR V70

Units affected

5,354

Risk / hazard

Fuel guage may not show fuel level correctly

Where it was sold

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

Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Volvo car

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Volvo. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2015-249

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2015-249

Campaign number

R29627

Units affected

5,354

Classification

DVSA recall R-2015-249

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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