VOLVO is recalling about 300 vehicles in Singapore for an engine
software upgrade as a pre-emptive measure against the possibility
of the vehicles jerking or stalling at low speeds.
About 11,000 cars of the S40, V50 and C30 models from 2009
onwards are involved in the recall worldwide, following
investigations by the Volvo headquarters in Sweden.
Affected customers were informed late last week by a letter sent
from local Volvo distributor Wearnes Automotive.
It said recent investigations have identified that the engine
revolutions per minute may oscillate at low speed or when idling,
which may lead to a risk of personal injury and property
damage.
But Wearnes' assistant general manager Sabrina Sng said there
have been no reported cases of such incidents actually happening
and the recall is more of a precautionary step.
'There is no serious risk of safety and customers can continue
driving their cars,' she said.