{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volvo Bus recall 16V836 (SR16-86): Volvo Bus 9700 (2008 to 2017)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v836/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V836 (Volvo): An unexpected engine shutdown increases the risk of a crash. Volvo's own number: SR16-86.",
  "excerpt": "Volvo Bus 9700, model years 2008 to 2017. Filed by Volvo Bus Corporation and reported to NHTSA on 18 November 2016. 583 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volvo Bus Corporation (Volvo Bus) is recalling certain model year 2008-2017 9700 buses manufactured January 7, 2008, to August 25, 2016. The affected vehicles are equipped with a power feed relay for the engine and transmission which may be undersized for the application, causing the relay to fail and the engine to … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Volvo's own number for this recall: SR16-86. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V836 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “An unexpected engine shutdown increases the risk of a crash.” 16V836 Volvo Bus Corporation Power Train:Automatic Transmission 18 November 2016 2008-2017 VOLVO BUS 9700 An unexpected engine shutdown increases the risk of a crash. Volvo Bus will notify owners, and dealers will replace the existing relay with a larger, more robust, relay, free of charge",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:48:46+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T11:47:29+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volvo Bus recall 16V836 (SR16-86): Volvo Bus 9700 (2008 to 2017)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v836/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}