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Volvo - Roof mounted battery hatch may open inadvertently

Official notice

15 Oct 2014

Last checked

15 Oct 2014

Medium riskDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns Volvo - Roof mounted battery hatch may open inadvertently. Roof mounted battery hatch may open inadvertently Published 2014-10-15.

What to do now

Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and replace the fixings for the safety hook the upper and lower lock mechanism brackets and include washers and thread locking compound.

Units affected

20

Recall number

R-2014-147

Official notice

2014-10-15

The hazard

Roof mounted battery hatch may open inadvertently

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

B SERIES

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Affected products

Product 1

VOLVO BUS B series

Units affected

20

Risk / hazard

Roof mounted battery hatch may open inadvertently

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 bus

Phone

Not provided

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

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2014-147

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2014-147

Campaign number

C6984

Units affected

20

Classification

DVSA recall R-2014-147

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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