The part might be used for other years (havent really checked) BUT they're now on national BO status (US) as dealers can't even order them. I found this out today as we have a customer waiting with more to come. Obviously there's a major problem as the demand is greater than the national supply and they're out, non available.......until further notice.

Hi Frank,

Just had mine replaced on 9/11 at 8AM. Probably got in under the wire. I watched them replaced it, and took a look at the PCB assembly. It seems to be made of a sensitive material, as I could see visible cracks. The replacement PCB assembly was a different color and more opaque, so I am betting a design change has occurred.

Mike Harris in Sandy Eggo

You mean that you saw them cut it opened, remove the clear rubbery material that covers the circuit board and proceed to replace the circuit board OR do you mean that you saw them replace the module as an assembly (4 screws) from the pump motor?
If you saw someone cut the unit opened, where was this done? They then replaced ONLY the circuit board, not the complete part as a whole?

FWIW my car was out of service for about a week waiting for an ignition switch which is another pretty common failure......has Volvo switched to Ford's parts inventory management system?

-Punxsutawney Phil

'98 V70T5m, 100k mi.

Those too were a common item and there was a campaign to replace them on '98 X70s a few years ago.

No downside for Ford to have customers wait for parts once the car is out of warranty, is there?

(Other than to annoy them enough that they won't buy another Folvo. But considering that aspect would require forethought.)

Ford, it is reported, has a margin of about $20 on each car sold vs. GM's several hundred $$$ and Porsche's several THOUSAND (ie. Ford has to sell about 100 cars to make as much as Porsche does on one sale.) Perhaps this is another place they're trying to cut corners.

-Punxsutawney Phil

'98 V70T5M, 100k mi.

Having worked on Volvos for many years before Ford, I can tell you that these things have happened many times before with it being "just good ol' Volvo" too so as much as everyone loves to blame Ford for everything bad these days in Volvoland, IMHO they're not always 100% at fault for all these problems today. The problematic ABS control units were all manufactured by a company and installed long before Ford bought out Volvo.