Injuries

Passenger car

Volvo
Case number
0291/06
Category
Motor vehicles
Type / Model
XC90
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇬🇷 Greece
Country of origin
🇸🇪 Sweden
Published
2006-05-26

⚠️ Risk

The outer ball joint stud on the steering gear may fracture. As a result, the driver may notice difficulty in handling manoeuvres which may cause an accident due to insufficient control of the car. The problem may appear after using the car under extreme driving conditions and intense strain of the direction system (off road driving or driving on a bumpy road). 80 accidents have been reported worldwide.

Measures

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

The recall concerns vehicles produced in 2003-2006, with chassis numbers ending from 0000001 to 0273555.