Recall 98V254000: Passenger Contact With Tailpipe
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 98V254000Component: EXHAUST SYSTEM: PIPE: EXHAUST
Manufacturer: VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC.
Year: 1998, 1999
Make: VOLVO
Model: V70
Year of Recall: '98
Type of Report: Vehicle
Potential Number of Units Affected: 50835
Summary:
Vehicle Description: Station wagons equipped with third seats. Users of the third seat, when exiting the vehicle, can come in contact with the tailpipe.
Contact with the tailpipe can result in personal injury.
Dealers will inspect the length of the vehicle's tailpipe and, if necessary, repair the tailpipe.
Owner notification began November 16, 1998. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Volvo at
1-800-458-1552. Also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).