A. Recall Campaign 79 Description

GROUP
89

NUMBER
3

ISSUING DEPARTMENT
Customer Support

CAR MARKET
U.S. & CANADA

TITLE:
Recall Campaign 79 (7968607) Engine Block Heater

DATE:
October, 1996

REFERENCE BULLETINS:
TI&I Grp. 89 No. 79; dated 10/96

PB Grp. 89 No. 79; dated 10/96

BULLETIN CONTENTS

A. RECALL CAMPAIGN 79 DESCRIPTION
B. IDENTIFICATION OF THE RECALLED PARTS
C. VEHICLES INVOLVED
D. RETAILER VEHICLE CAMPAIGN LIST
E. REPLACEMENT PARTS INFORMATION
F. PARTS ORDERING
G. OWNER NOTIFICATION
H. PARTS INVENTORY
I. RETAILER RESPONSIBILITY
J. CAMPAIGN REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURES
K. RETAILER ALLOWANCE

Volvo Cars of North America, Inc., and Volvo Canada Limited have announced a safety recall affecting the engine block heater which may have been installed as an accessory in certain 1993 through 1996 850 Series vehicles.

A total of 400 components in the U.S. and 3,600 in Canada are potentially affected; however, the corrective action will be performed on all block heaters as it is unknown what percentage of block heaters contain the defect. We will be notifying 75,115 owners in the U.S. and 19,109 in Canada.

Volvo has found that the block heater contact surface may not match correctly with the engine block as intended. In extreme circumstances the block heater may come loose from the engine block, and may possibly overheat if being used. This may cause damage if it comes in contact with other engine compartment components.

All potentially affected components will be recalled, and the bolts used to secure the heater will be replaced. In a small amount of cases the surface tolerances may be inappropriate requiring the heater be replaced with a modified design.