OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL

16V836000

Power Train:automatic Transmission

Reported Nov 18, 2016 · Volvo Bus Corporation

Summary

Volvo Bus Corporation (Volvo Bus) is recalling certain model year 2008-2017 9700 buses manufactured January 7, 2008, to August 25, 2016. The affected vehicles are equipped with a power feed relay for the engine and transmission which may be undersized for the application, causing the relay to fail and the engine to stall.

Consequence

An unexpected engine shutdown increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Volvo Bus will notify owners, and dealers will replace the existing relay with a larger, more robust, relay, free of charge. The recall began on December 20, 2016. Owners may contact Volvo Bus customer service at 1-877-773-8678. Volvo Bus' number for this recall is SR16-86.

Notes

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.safercar.gov.

This campaign page uses the representative official campaign record. Applicability-specific source variants appear on the linked vehicle pages. Recall counts refer to campaigns, not affected vehicles.

Vehicle entries in this campaign

2017 Volvo Bus 9700 2016 Volvo Bus 9700 2015 Volvo Bus 9700 2014 Volvo Bus 9700 2013 Volvo Bus 9700 2012 Volvo Bus 9700 2011 Volvo Bus 9700 2010 Volvo Bus 9700 2009 Volvo Bus 9700 2008 Volvo Bus 9700

This is model-level recall history. It does not confirm whether a particular VIN is affected or has received the repair. Check with NHTSA ↗