Recall · 22V222000
Volvo Bus recalled the VOLVO BUS 9700 over engine and engine cooling
48
Vehicles covered
1
Model
1
Model years
April 6, 2022
Filed with NHTSA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
- The defect
- Volvo Bus Corporation (Volvo Bus) is recalling certain 2020 Volvo 9700 DOT vehicles. In the event of the alternator front bearing seizing, the alternator belt may continue to operate, causing the bearing to overheat.
- What it can cause
- An overheated alternator bearing can increase the risk of a fire.
- What the dealer does
- Volvo Bus will replace the alternator belt, free of charge. Owner notification letters September 30, 2022. Owners may contact Volvo Bus customer service at 1-866-870-2046.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Volvo Bus9700 | 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 48 vehicles this is a small campaign: 78% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers one model year, 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were 2 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Volvo Bus vehicles have been recalled over the engine and engine cooling 2 times before this, most recently in September 2015 as 15V604000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 5 other recalls published here, the newest being: 23V890000 (equipment adaptive/mobility), 21V717000 (exterior lighting), 21V597000 (equipment adaptive/mobility), 20V803000 (power train).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Volvo Bus Corporation with NHTSA on April 6, 2022 as campaign 22V222000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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