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Volvo - Short circuit may occur

Official notice

9 Jul 2012

MediumDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns Volvo - Short circuit may occur. Short circuit may occur Published 2012-07-09.

What to do now

Remove heat shield.

Units affected

1,817

Recall number

R-2012-077

Official notice

2012-07-09

The hazard

Short circuit may occur

How to check if you're affected

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Models

FM

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Affected products

Product 1

VOLVO TRUCKS FM

Units affected

1,817

Risk / hazard

Short circuit may occur

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 trucks

Phone

Not provided

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

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2012-077

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2012-077

Campaign number

C1894

Units affected

1,817

Classification

DVSA recall R-2012-077

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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