R10170 – Accelerator Pedal Water Intrusion – 2021-2022 Volvo XC40 BEV

April 28, 2022 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 22V288000

Accelerator Pedal Water Intrusion

A corroded APS circuit may send corrupted signals, causing unintended acceleration, a lack of acceleration, or a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V288

Manufacturer VolvoeBay logo Car USA, LLC

Components VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Potential Number of Units Affected 5,351

 

Summary

VolvoeBay logo Car USA, LLC (VolvoeBay logo Car) is recalling certain 2021-2022 XC40 BEV vehicles. Water may enter the cable harness, corroding the accelerator pedal sensor (APS) circuit.

 

Remedy

Dealers will inspect for corrosion, install a cable splice to prevent water intrusion and, as necessary, replace the connector terminal and APS, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 20, 2022. Owners may contact VolvoeBay logo Car at 1-800-458-1552. VolvoeBay logo Car’s number for this recall is R10170.

 

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.nhtsa.gov.

 

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RECALL R10170 DESCRIPTION

VolvoeBay logo Car USA LLC and VolvoeBay logo Car Canada LTD on behalf of VolvoeBay logo Car Group, have decided to launch Recall R10170 on certain model year 2021-2022 XC40 Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV).

VolvoeBay logo Cars Investigations have identified that water may enter the cable harness for the accelerator pedal. The water may cause corrosion in accelerator pedal internal circuits; this may cause the signals from the pedal to be corrupted increasing the risk of a crash.

The corrective action is to inspect for corrosion in the Accelerator Pedal Sensor (APS) and connector terminals and change if fault detected. In all cars a capillary action breaking splice will be installed to prevent any risk of future water intrusion to the APS. If Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) P212200, P212300, P212700, P212800, P212036, P212037, P212038, P213800, or P060C92 are detected, replace the APS along with a new cable connector kit.

A total of 5,351 U.S. and 459 Canadian vehicles are eligible for this recall.

 

WHAT SHOULD YOUR CUSTOMERS DO NOW?

We have no reports of incidents related to the issue; however, we encourage customers to contact their retailer and have this repair completed as soon as possible.

 

OWNER NOTIFICATION

An owner notification letter will be sent out sometime by mid-June that will notify the owner of this recall instructing them to contact their VolvoeBay logo retailer and request an appointment to have this repair completed.

 

VCC-523313-1

Accelerator pedal (without corrosion)

Connector inspection and ground wire installation

 

VCC-523844-2

Accelerator pedal (with corrosion)

APS Connector Kit Install

 


Chronology :

Considered as a critical concern by Critical Concern Management Team 04.20.2022; Field Service Action decision confirmed by VolvoeBay logo Car Corporation 04.27.2022; Implementation date of Field Service Action 04.28.2022; Condition detected by Market; Number of vehicle reports with the condition reported to VolvoeBay logo Cars from National Sales Company 28; Total number of cars included in Vehicle Reports concerning this condition 28.

In the first quarter of 2022 VolvoeBay logo Cars starts to receive reports indicating different issues with accelerator pedal behaviour: no acceleration or bad response and jerky behaviour. VolvoeBay logo Cars R&D initiated an investigation on possible issue and further discussion and analysis with cable harness supplier.

The issue was presented to Critical Concern Management Team (CCMT) April 6, 2022. CCMT ordered a start of technical investigation including risk assessment. The technical investigation was completed April 20 and presented to CCMT. CCMT ordered start preparation for a safety recall. The recall preparation was completed April 27 and is scheduled to launch April 28.

 


2 Affected Products

Vehicle

MAKEMODELYEAR
VOLVOeBay logoXC40 BEV2021-2022

 


14 Associated Documents

Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-22V288-8402.PDF 213.888KB

 


Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-22V288-2133.pdf 645.717KB

 


Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – April 28, 2022 Subject: Recall R10170

RCMN-22V288-9508.pdf 163.753KB

 


Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – May 13, 2022 Subject: Recall R10170

RCMN-22V288-6882.pdf 165.461KB

 


Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-22V288-2011.pdf 620.687KB

 


Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-22V288-3648.pdf 566.188KB

 


Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-22V288-5831.pdf 2207.483KB

 


Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-22V288-3116.pdf 2002.834KB

 


Recall 573 Report-Amendment 1 – 06/08/2022

RCLRPT-22V288-7143.PDF 214.169KB

 


Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-22V288-4465.pdf 816.927KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2022-2

RCLQRT-22V288-3741.PDF 211.133KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2022-3

RCLQRT-22V288-6406.PDF 211.237KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2022-4

RCLQRT-22V288-0733.PDF 211.321KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #4, 2023-1

RCLQRT-22V288-9047.PDF 211.429KB

 


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