Injuries

Passenger car - Volvo S40/V50/C30

Volvo
Case number
1327/07
Category
Motor vehicles
Type / Model
S40 chassis number: 0162003-0295267, V50 chassis number: 0162669-0312148, C30 chassis number: 0000001-0008766.
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇸🇪 Sweden
Country of origin
🇸🇪 Sweden
Published
2007-12-21

⚠️ Risk

This product poses a risk of injuries because the brake assistance vacuum may be reduced under cold start conditions. During engine warm up in low ambient temperatures, it is possible that the non return valve within the brake vacuum pump may intermittently stick, and by that not supply vacuum to the brake booster. If the condition occurs the driver may experience a hard brake pedal, due to the reduced brake vacuum in the brake booster. The brakes are still functioning, even if the brake vacuum assistance is reduced, but the brake pedal must be pressed harder to make up for the lack of brake vacuum assistance and in certain traffic conditions this may lead to an unsafe situation.

Measures

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Voluntary corrective actions taken by the manufacturer. Date of entry into force: Unknown

S40/V50/C30 with D4204T/T2 Engine, 2006 and 2007 –Model vehicles are affected.
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