'96 850 - Recall Campaign 140 & 112

Discussion in 'Other Volvo Models' started by Atif I. Chaudhry, Mar 30, 2005.

  1. Took my '95 850 wagon to the only Volvo dealership in the area and asked
    them to run my VIN for any recalls. I bought the car last summer so I
    had no idea what the situation might be regarding recalls.

    To my surprise Campaign 140 and 112 came back as "incomplete" on my car.

    After doing some digging on the net I've found that one is with regards
    to wiring in the heated seat and the other to gas tank issues.

    **Does anyone have experience with/knowledge of these recalls**

    I'm especially concerned about the gas tank recall.

    With my car I've always had to have the nozzle in the tank just right,
    or most gas pumps won't pump gas into the car. The automatic shut off
    would just keep kicking in, even though the tank was 3/4 empty. I
    figured this was just a Volvo idiosyncrasy.
     
    Atif I. Chaudhry, Mar 30, 2005
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    Bev A. Kupf Guest

    The seat heater recall is several years old. The gas tank "recall" was
    initially offered just to cars that were sold in "hot" states or
    registered in "hot" states. It has recently beeen expanded to cars in
    all US states.
    I just posted information about the gas tank recall about a week or
    two ago. Here's the message-ID <>.

    The bottom line is that for most cars all they need to do is to
    attach new bushings between the heat shield and the gas tank.

    Beverly
     
    Bev A. Kupf, Mar 30, 2005
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    Henry Guest

    I'm wondering if any a.a.v. readers in Europe have experience
    with/knowledge of 850 recalls? Here in Finland I have been unable to
    discover _any_ information about _any_ 850 'recall' announcements, ever.
    Specifically, when I called the local dealer recently and asked about
    the fuel tank issue, they said, in effect, 'Huh?' Granted, Finland is
    not exactly a hot state, but still...

    cheers,

    Henry
     
    Henry, Mar 30, 2005
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    Reed Guest

    For vehicles sold in the USA, recalls can be searched for at
    http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/recalls/recallsearch.cfm

    Bear in mind that these recalls only apply to cars sold in the US,
    and are supported by Volvo Cars of North America (VCNA), not
    necessarily all cars sold by Volvo worldwide. Is it fair to assume
    that other countries may have their own recalls that do not apply
    to US cars ??
     
    Reed, Mar 30, 2005
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  5. The fuel tank recall is for the heat shield that mounts to the tank. On
    some 850s, in hot weather, the mount causes fuel seepage, apparently. I had
    mine in today and it was fine. I never noticed any seepage, either.
    Probably more of an issue in Arizona than in Michigan.

    The heated seat issue has to do with the wiring that makes up the seat. I
    think that for overly heavy people, the load on the seat causes the wiring
    to get pinched and possibly short, something like that.

    Go to the NHTSA website and search for more details.

    www.nhtsa.gov
     
    Jeff Lesperance, Apr 1, 2005
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