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Volvo power steering fluid may leak from the oil pipe connection at the steering gear valve housing.

NHTSA campaign 11V-286 · Reported May 18, 2011 · 350 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Volvo XC90
VEHICLES AFFECTED
350
REMEDY
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE OIL PIPES ON THE POWER STEERING RACK FREE OF CHARGE.
COST
Free

The short version

VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. reported a problem with the steering. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

THE POWER STEERING FLUID MAY LEAK FROM THE OIL PIPE CONNECTION AT THE STEERING GEAR VALVE HOUSING.

WHY IT MATTERS

THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

WHAT TO DO

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE OIL PIPES ON THE POWER STEERING RACK FREE OF CHARGE.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 11V-286.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2010–2011Volvo XC90

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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