Volvo V70 2002

• Recall 188543 [USA]: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
  Volvo cars usa, llc (volvo car) is recalling certain 2001-2007 v70 and xc70 vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
  dealers will replace the driver's air bag, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed december 14, 2021. Owners may contact volvo car customer service at 1-888-458-1552. Volvo car's number for this recall is r10136.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.

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• Recall 69221 [USA]: An overheated battery could lead to a fire.
  Volvo is recalling certain vehicles equipped with garmin 760 portable global positioning system (gps) units because the batteries on those units may overheat.
  volvo advises owners to please stop using the garmin portable gps device immediately, and visit the garmin website to determine if their unit is affected. The unit's battery will be replaced with a new battery and a spacer will be inserted on top of the battery next to the pcb. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on november 18, 2010. Owners may contact garmin at 866-957-1981 or visit garmin's website at www.Garmin.Com/nuvibatterypcbrecall.
  volvo safety recall no. R231.Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov .

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• Recall 74042 [USA]: If the condition occurs vehicle owners may notice fuel smell and/or fuel leak which, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.
  Volvo is recalling certain model year 2001-2005 s80, model year 2001-2004 v70, s60, xc70 and model year 2003-2005 xc90 vehicles sold in or registered in the states of alabama, arizona, arkansas, california, florida, georgia, hawaii, kentucky, louisiana, mississippi, nevada, new mexico, north carolina, oklahoma, south carolina, tennessee, texas, utah, virginia and the u.S. Territories. When exposed to certain environmental conditions (hot climate and temperature cycling) over time and in combination with varying fuel quality, the fuel pump can develop cracks in the fuel pump flange.
  dealers will inspect the fuel pump installed in the vehicle, and if necessary replace the fuel pump with a part of a modified design. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on january 15, 2010. Owners may contact volvo at 1-800-458-1552.
  volvo safety recall no. R220.Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov .

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• Recall 38561 [USA]: This resulted in a high number of vehicles going into the limp home mode without need.
  On certain passenger vehicles, a combination of throttle positioning sensor irregularities, a dirty throttle housing, and/or inefficient software calibration may cause a warning lamp to light and the subsequent onset of limp home modes.
  dealers will install the current software upgrade onto the involved vehicles. The recall began on december 29, 2006. Owners may contact volvo at 1-800-458-1552.
  volvo recall no. R155. Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 41135 [USA]: If the brake lights fail to come on, there will be no lower brake lights to indicate to following vehicles that the vehicle is decelerating, which could result in a crash.
  On certain sport utility vehicles, the rear left and right brake light relays may not function when the brake pedal is depressed or may stay on continuously. The high positioned brake light and all other tail lights will not be affected.
  dealers will replace the brake light relay with two relays of a modified design. Owner notification began on february 23, 2004. Owners should contact volvo at 1-800-458-1552.
  volvo recall no. R131.Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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• Recall 56832 [USA]: This does not meet the requirements of the standard.
  Certain passenger cars fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 225, "child restraint anchorage systems." the second isofix guide was not installed in these vehicles and, in certain cases, the owner's manual isofix information is incorrect.
  owners will receive a letter/package consisting of the second isofix guide with installation instructions, and in certain cases, the corrected owner's manual may be provided. If the owner wants to take their vehicle to a volvo dealer for installation of the guide, it will be performed at no charge to the owner. Owner notification began on december 19, 2003. Owners should contact volvo at 1-800-458-1552.
  volvo recall no. 124.Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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• Recall R/2001/040 [UK]: Child safety lock concern
  Possible faulty wiring harness in the rear doors may result in the powered child safety locks not operating.
  recall affected vehicles check the child locks for effective and reliable operation and renew any faulty power supply wiring harness.

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• Recall R/2001/038 [UK]: Child restraint anchor bracket concern
  The bolts securing the child restraint anchor bracket to the rear floor at the right hand side may have been insufficiently tightened. If an isofix type child restraint is fitted to this bracket it may be insecure.
  recall affected vehicles check and tighten the anchor bracket bolts where necessary.

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• Recall R/2001/039 [UK]: Rear seat belt anchorage concern
  Left and right hand rear outer seat belt bottom fixing bolts may have been incorrectly torqued.
  recall affected vehicle check and tighten the seat belt fixing bolts to the correct torque where necessary.

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• Recall 2010396 [Canada]: Accessories
  On certain vehicles, there is a possibility of overheating issues of batteries in the garmin nüvi® 760 when certain batteries manufactured within a limited date code range are used in certain garmin nüvi® 760 models with a specific printed circuit board (pcb) design. The interaction of these factors can, in some circumstances, increase the possibility of overheating, which may lead to a fire. Correction: dealers will direct customers who have an affected unit to the garmin web site, which explains how to verify if their units are involved and includes procedures to follow for product exchange.

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• Recall 2006066 [Canada]: Seats and restraints
  Certain volvo 850, s40, v40, v50, v70, xc70 and xc90 equipped with integrated child booster cushions were incorrectly labelled during vehicle assembly. The label indicates that the booster cushion can be used for children weighing between 15 and 36 kg (33 and 80 lb). Cmvss 213 states that the minimum weight for use must be 18 kg (40 lb). Should an underweight child be placed in the booster cushion and the vehicle is involved in a crash, the child may have a greater risk of injury. Correction: volvo canada will send a letter to owners explaining this problem and will supply updated weight limit decal to be applied to each side window.

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• Recall 2006311 [Canada]: Other
  On certain vehicles, a combination of throttle position sensor (tps) irregularities, a dirty throttle housing, and/or inefficient software calibration, may cause a warning lamp to illuminate and the subsequent onset of "limp home" mode. Correction: dealers will install an electronic throttle system software upgrade in both the electronic throttle module (etm) and the engine control module (ecm).

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• Recall 2004027 [Canada]: Lights and instruments
  On certain vehicles, the relay controlling the left and right brake lights may fail. If this happens, the brake lights may be on constantly, even when the vehicle is parked; or may not light up at all when the brake pedal is depressed. In both cases, the high mount brake light and all other tail lights will work as intended. Correction: dealer will replace the defective relay.

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Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

The following is a list of any known keyfobs for the Volvo V70 2002 as well as their FCC IDs if available

• OTK-VOLVO-3132: 1999-2013 Volvo S80 S60 V70 XC70 XC90 - S66NN-P (4-Track) Transponder Key - (48 Chip) (OEM)

• Throttle control malfunction investigation # EA05021

  On november 14, 2006 volvo submitted a defect information report to nhtsa concerning etm failures in model year (my) 1999 through 2001 volvo models (not including the s40 and v40), my 2002 s60 and v70 with naturally aspirated engines and my 2002 v70s.According to volvo, ¿a combination of throttle positioning sensor irregularities, a dirty throttle housing and/or inefficient software calibration may cause a warning lamp to light and the subsequent onset of limp home modes."volvo further stated that,"this resulted in a high number of these vehicles going into limp home mode without need.¿volvo indicated that this was the most severe consequence of an etm fault in the subject vehicles.The recall remedy is a software upgrade introduced by volvo on march 16, 2006 in a customer satisfaction program.At the time of the notification 161,202 vehicles of the population of 331,301 had already had the software uploaded and were therefore not included in the population count of the recall. Odi¿s analysis of complaints to odi and volvo, volvo field reports and warranty data found that etm failure could result in (1) engine stall; (2) mechanical limp mode; (3) lunging forward during low-speed driving maneuvers; and (4) faltering during high speed merges or when crossing traffic.Odi identified 12 crashes related to etm failure, with 6 caused by lunging incidents, 3 caused by stalling incidents, 2 caused by mechanical limp mode and 1 from the faltering condition.Odis analysis of complaint data and information obtained from consumer interviews identified 1,289 incidents with safety related consequences (389.1 per 100,000 vehicles), including 479 involving engine stall (144.6 per 100,000 vehicles) and 729 involving mechanical limp mode (220.0 per 100,000 vehicles).Odis analysis of warranty claim narrative text shows at least 14,965 warranty claims with codes indicating an etm fault resulting in vehicle operation in mechanical limp mode (4.5% of the subject vehicles). Volvo¿s recall addresses odi¿s safety concerns with etm failures.Odi will continue to monitor the subject vehicles to determine if additional action is required.This engineering analysis is closed.
  

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Tl* the contact owns a 2002 volvo v70. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, there was an abnormal fuel odor inside the vehicle. The contact pulled over and inspected the gas cap and the vehicle but found no fuel leaks. The contact stated that the fuel odor was not outside of the vehicle. The vehicle was driven to the residence. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 198,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 volvo v70. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, there was an abnormal fuel odor inside the vehicle. The contact pulled over and inspected the gas cap and the vehicle but found no fuel leaks. The contact stated that the fuel odor was not outside of the vehicle. The vehicle was driven to the residence. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 198,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 volvo xc70. -the vehicle stalled while traveling approximately 10 mph. The vehicle had to be restarted several times, then it runs. -unknown cause -the contact stated that in one of the visits to the dealer ( 3 years ago ) university volvo, 7716 n tryon st, charlotte, nc 28262, was advised that there was an open recall on the vehicle nhtsa recall number: 09v483000 ( fuel system, gasoline ). The vehicle was repaired then. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for a diagnostic. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired this last time. The approximate failure mileage was 42,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 volvo v70. The contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 09v483000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle was taken to volvo cars edinburgh (4221 us 281 bus, edinburgh, tx 78539) for an evaluation, according to the recall notification. The dealer declined the repair even though a strong fuel odor was present inside the vehicle. A written diagnosis was not rendered. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 137,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 volvo v70. The contact noticed a fuel leak coming from the rear passenger side of the vehicle. There was also a fuel odor when the vehicle was being refueled. The dealer (volvo cars tampa, 6008 n dale mabry hwy, tampa, fl) was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed because there were no recalls for the failure. The diagnostic testing fees would be at the contact's expense. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 215,000.

Complete speedometer cluster does not work. No fuel gauge tachometer temperature or speedometer. I've talked to many other people that had that exact same problem. It cuts in and out randomly but that was in the beginning now it does not work at all. Could be a safety issue not knowing how fast you were going or how much fuel you have. I have ran out of gas a few times while moving since i don't know how much is in there. I keep worrying about getting a ticket since i don't know how fast i'm going

"takata recall" i was driving east bound on arlington blvd in virginia and proceeded to stop on a yellow light when a car driving over 55 mph hit my 2002 volvo from the rear and my vehicle spun out of control and hit another car front/side from the west bound intersection in the 3rd lane coming the opposite side and all cars was total. My seatbelt and airbag didn't save me from going forward or deploying. I was injured and still seeking medical attention after october 17, 2017 with 2 black eyes, broke teeth, whip lash, neck, knees and back injury. The car is still at beyers collision in alexandria virginia.

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 volvo v70. While driving approximately 50 mph, the vehicle started spot fueling and lost power shortly afterwards. The check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road where the contact noticed that the vehicle was leaking fuel from the top of the fuel tank. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic (barret auto. In alpine, al) where the technician diagnosed that the flange inside the tank was defective. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and hung up on the contact after stating that a recall was performed in 2010. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 172,000. ...Updated 08/08/17 *bf the consumer stated the vehicle was repaired. Updated 08/10/2017*js

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 volvo v70. While driving, the exterior lighting failed to illuminate, which included the headlights, brake lights, and turn signals. The "position light failure, stop light and multiple bulbs failure" message appeared on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the headlight bulbs had been replaced several times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who discovered that several light sockets were melted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• C0000 [1] Vehicle Speed Information Circuit Invalid Data