2000 Volvo S80 recall: suspension
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Over time, the ball joint between the front wheel king pin and the suspension link arm, CAN experience increased looseness.
💥 The risk
This condition could affect the ball joint's durability and performance.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace both front ball joints.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V238000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 99
- Manufacturer
- VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 49,488
- Component
- SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
- Owner phone
- 1-800-458-1552
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 18, 2000
- Built
- Apr 1, 1998 – Dec 31, 1999
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Volvo recall no. 99.owner notification began september 18, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact volvo at 1-800-458-1552.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).