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Volvo - The starter motor may engage incorrectly

Official notice

13 Dec 2021

Last checked

13 Dec 2021

Critical riskDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns Volvo - The starter motor may engage incorrectly. The starter motor may engage incorrectly Published 2021-12-13.

What to do now

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Units affected

1,954

Recall number

R-2021-429

Official notice

2021-12-13

The hazard

The starter motor may engage incorrectly

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

XC40

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Affected products

Product 1

VOLVO CAR XC40

Units affected

1,954

Risk / hazard

The starter motor may engage incorrectly

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-2021-429

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

R-2021-429

Campaign number

R10143

Units affected

1,954

Classification

DVSA recall R-2021-429

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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