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NHTSA Campaign 04V493000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

Issued by VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. · Reported Oct 14, 2004 · 1,719 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE NON-RETURN VALVE MAY CRACK DUE TO A POOR WELD CAUSING A VACUUM LEAK.

Consequence

IF THIS OCCURS, MORE BRAKE PEDAL FORCE MAY BE REQUIRED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND/OR MAY EXPERIENCE A ROUGH ENGINE IDLE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT, AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE VACUUM HOSE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 29, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VOLVO CARS AT 1-800-458-1552.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
VOLVO S40 2004 1,719
VOLVO V40 2004 1,719

Source: NHTSA Campaign 04V493000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.