House owners of sure 2023 Volvo fashions in the US might want to return their autos to sellers resulting from a problem with the e-call system.
The automotive producer has revealed that in a software program obtain on the Telematics and Connectivity Antenna Module (TCAM), the TCAM might misidentify a communication failure of the infotainment head unit and set a Diagnostic Hassle Code (DTC), triggering a warning that reads ‘e-call service required’ on the instrument cluster.
Whereas the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration’s recall discover factors out that the e-call system, which notifies a name heart in case of an emergency, nonetheless works completely superb regardless of the warning message, it does imply that if the e-call system encounters an actual subject, the right warning is not going to be displayed. This will increase the danger of emergency responders not being alerted to an incident the automotive could also be concerned in.
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A complete of 329 autos are concerned within the U.S. recall. These include Volvo S60 fashions constructed from August 26, 2022 to March 8, 2023, Volvo V60 Cross Nation fashions constructed on November 15, 2022, Volvo XC60 fashions manufactured from June 7, 2022 to March 10, 2023, Volvo XC90 autos produced from December 22, 2022 to March 9, 2023, and Volvo C40 fashions that have been constructed between January 12, 2023 and March 8, 2023.
Volvo Automobiles has solely obtained one report of the difficulty in the US.
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The corporate’s dealerships have been alerted to the recall on March 22, 2023 and house owners will likely be knowledgeable on Could 16, 2023. Volvo will repair the difficulty by way of a easy replace of the Telematics and Connectivity Antenna Module.