Volvo BUS 9700 (2008-2017): Electrical system
Recall 16V836000 · Nov 18, 2016 · Volvo Bus Corporation
583
vehicles affected
583
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16V836000
- Date
- Nov 18, 2016
- Maker
- Volvo Bus Corporation
- Units affected
- 583
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Electrical system > Wiring > Fuses and circuit breakers; Power train > Automatic transmission; Engine and engine cooling > Engine > Diesel
- Model years
- 2008-2017
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
An unexpected engine shutdown increases the risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 10 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 16V836000?
1 model: Volvo Bus 9700 (2008-2017), about 583 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 16V836000?
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.
What can happen?
An unexpected engine shutdown increases the risk of a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.