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'96 850 - Recall Campaign 140 & 112

Took my '95 850 wagon to the only Volvo dealership in the area and asked them to run my VIN for any recalls. I bought the car last summer so I had no idea what the situation might be regarding recalls.

To my surprise Campaign 140 and 112 came back as "incomplete" on my car.

After doing some digging on the net I've found that one is with regards to wiring in the heated seat and the other to gas tank issues.

**Does anyone have experience with/knowledge of these recalls**

I'm especially concerned about the gas tank recall.

With my car I've always had to have the nozzle in the tank just right, or most gas pumps won't pump gas into the car. The automatic shut off would just keep kicking in, even though the tank was 3/4 empty. I figured this was just a Volvo idiosyncrasy.

Reply to
Atif I. Chaudhry
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The seat heater recall is several years old. The gas tank "recall" was initially offered just to cars that were sold in "hot" states or registered in "hot" states. It has recently beeen expanded to cars in all US states.

I just posted information about the gas tank recall about a week or two ago. Here's the message-ID .

The bottom line is that for most cars all they need to do is to attach new bushings between the heat shield and the gas tank.

Beverly

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Bev A. Kupf

I'm wondering if any a.a.v. readers in Europe have experience with/knowledge of 850 recalls? Here in Finland I have been unable to discover _any_ information about _any_ 850 'recall' announcements, ever. Specifically, when I called the local dealer recently and asked about the fuel tank issue, they said, in effect, 'Huh?' Granted, Finland is not exactly a hot state, but still...

cheers,

Henry

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Henry

For vehicles sold in the USA, recalls can be searched for at

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Bear in mind that these recalls only apply to cars sold in the US, and are supported by Volvo Cars of North America (VCNA), not necessarily all cars sold by Volvo worldwide. Is it fair to assume that other countries may have their own recalls that do not apply to US cars ??

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Reed

The fuel tank recall is for the heat shield that mounts to the tank. On some 850s, in hot weather, the mount causes fuel seepage, apparently. I had mine in today and it was fine. I never noticed any seepage, either. Probably more of an issue in Arizona than in Michigan.

The heated seat issue has to do with the wiring that makes up the seat. I think that for overly heavy people, the load on the seat causes the wiring to get pinched and possibly short, something like that.

Go to the NHTSA website and search for more details.

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Jeff Lesperance

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