VOLVO 142 Recalls
Item Affected: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Date Announced: 06/25/1974
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: POSSIBILITY THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL LEVER COULD BE OF SUCH DESIGN THAT THERUBBER ACCESSORY FLOOR MAT OR VEHICLE CARPET COULD RETARD THE PEDAL'S NORMALRETURN TO IDLE POSITION. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND INSTALLING PEDAL LEVERWHICH PRECLUDES INTERFERENCE WITH THE RETURN OF PEDAL TO NORMAL POSITION).
Item Affected: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
Date Announced: 05/21/1974
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: VOLVO CAMPAIGN NO V-1940079. POSSIBILITY THAT IF EXCESSIVE PRESSURE IS EXERTEDON THE OUTER PLASTIC HOUSING OF THE FLOOR MOUNTED FRONT SEAT BELTBUCKLE/ANCHORAGE ASSEMBLY WHILE ATTACHING THE SEAT BELT, THERE IS A POSSIBILITYTHAT THE HOUSING WILL SLIDE DOWN THE FLEXIBLE STALK, AND ALLOW INTERNAL PARTSOF THE SEAT BELT LATCH TO BECOME DISASSEMBLED. IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS ITWILL AFFECT THE BELT SENSING SWITCH FOR THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM AND ENGINESTARTING WILL BE AFFECTED. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING ASSEMBLY WHERENECESSARY AND PLACING A METAL CLIP ON THE STALK IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE PLASTICOUTER HOUSING).
Item Affected: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
Date Announced: 05/30/1979
Description of Recall: ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT FUEL WETTING IN THE DRAIN PLUG AREA OF THE FUEL TANK COULD EXIST. THIS IS CAUSED BY A POSSIBLE SOLDERING INCONSISTENCY AT THE DRAIN PLUG FLANGE OF THE FUEL TANK OR AN INCONSISTENCY OF FITTING BETWEEN THE DRAIN PLUG THREADS. IF FUEL WETTING SHOULD OCCUR AT THE DRAIN PLUG AREA, A COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURE COULD RESULT.
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It: DEALER WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE FUEL TANK, IF NECESSARY, AT NO COST TO OWNER.
Notes: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: FUEL; FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, THIS COMBUSTIBLEMIXTURE MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE AND SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY.
Item Affected: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
Date Announced: 08/18/1971
Description of Recall:
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Notes: VOLVO CAMPAIGN NO V-12. POSSIBILITY THAT REAR SEAT BELT BUCKL E WASCONSTRUCTED TO IMPROPER SPECIFICATIONS. IF CONDITION EX ISTS, COULD RESULT INBUCKLE UNLATCHING DURING ACCIDENT, AND C OULD CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY. (CORRECTBY REPLACING BUCKLES WHE RE NECESSARY. )
Item Affected: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date Announced: 08/24/1971
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: VOLVO CAMPAIGN NO V-13. POSSIBILITY THAT UNDER CERTAIN CONDIT IONS WATERVAPORS FROM P. C. V. SYSTEM COULD COLLECT IN THR OTTLE PLATE AREA ANDFREEZE, CAUSING THROTTLE NOT TO RETURN TO IDLE POSITION DURING DECELERATION.(CORRECT BY REROUTING P. C. V. VENTILATING HOSE. ) THIS IS FURTHERMODIFICATION TO PREVIOUS RECALL NO. 70-0140.
