Ford owned Swedish automaker Volvo Car Corp. is recalling more than 42,000 cars sold in the United States due to a suspect battery switch. The switch was available only in the North American models and Volvo suspects servicing by technicians without adequate care to the switch may create potential short-circuit problems.
42,211 units of the 2005-model XC90 sold in the US will be recalled and checked to ensure they had not been serviced in a way that may cause risk of short-circuit in the battery. After checking the vehicles, the dealers will most likely put a sticker on the battery for suggested way of servicing that will help the technician to properly service the car.
Though a novel move from Volvo, as no untoward incident in the car has been reported so far, recall of vehicles may put a dent in the reputation of the carmaker.
[Image Courtesy: Volvo Cars]
[Source: Reuters]
