2000 Volvo V70 recall: door latches & locks
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain station wagons, the tailgate locking mechanism may have been incorrectly manufactured which, in combination with cold temperatures, could cause improper locking of the tailgate.
💥 The risk
The tailgate may not lock properly.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the locking mechanism for the tailgate. Owner notification began september 25, 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.
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
- 00V239000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 100
- Manufacturer
- VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 4,957
- Component
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
- Owner phone
- 1-800-458-1552
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 29, 2000
- Built
- May 1, 1999 – Aug 31, 1999
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Volvo recall no. 100.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).