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Head Light switch S70 1998

posted by  someone claiming to be Carl on  Tue May 21 08:20 CST 2002 [RELATED]

There is a recall for bad headlight switches on early S70. My swedish dealer replaced the switch more than two years ago. Found this at:
http://nhtsa.gov/cars/problems/recalls/Index.cfm

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 99V235000
Component: LIGHTING:SWITCH:BUTTON:RING:HEAD LIGHTS
Manufacturer: VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC.

Potential Number of Units Affected: 139588
Manufactured: 01/1997 - 02/1998

Defect Summary:
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. OPERATION OF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, CAN RESULT IN INCONSISTENT OPERATION OF THE SWITCH.
Consequence Summary:
DRIVER'S COULD EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF VISIBILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Corrective Summary:
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH.






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New Head Light switch [S70]
posted by  someone claiming to be Robert Chase  on Tue May 21 06:00 CST 2002 >


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