Volvo Bus recall: Electrical system
What is wrong
Volvo Bus Corporation (Volvo Bus) is recalling certain model year 2008-2017 9700 buses manufactured January 7, 2008, to August 25, 2016. The affected vehicles are equipped with a power feed relay for the engine and transmission which may be undersized for the application, causing the relay to fail and the engine to stall.
What could happen
An unexpected engine shutdown increases the risk of a crash.
The fix
Volvo Bus will notify owners, and dealers will replace the existing relay with a larger, more robust, relay, free of charge. The recall began on December 20, 2016. Owners may contact Volvo Bus customer service at 1-877-773-8678. Volvo Bus' number for this recall is SR16-86.
Vehicles covered
- Volvo Bus 9700 2008–2017
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 16V836000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Volvo Bus Corporation
- Reported to NHTSA
- Nov 18, 2016
- Owners notified
- Dec 20, 2016
- Vehicles or items affected
- 583
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Jan 7, 2008 to Aug 25, 2016
- Part
- Electrical system › Wiring › Fuses and circuit breakers; Power train › Automatic transmission; Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Diesel
- Maker's own recall number
- SR16-86
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Volvo Bus recall: Equipment Sep 18, 2026
- Volvo Bus recall: Equipment Jul 16, 2025
- Volvo Bus recall: Equipment Nov 26, 2024
- Volvo Bus recall: Steering Jul 9, 2024
- Volvo Bus recall: Steering Feb 8, 2024
- Volvo Bus recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Dec 22, 2023
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.