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Volvo Bus B5Lh. Published by the DVSA as R/2017/005 on 6 December 2016. Concern: Engine may overheat.

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DVSA referenceR/2017/005
Launched6 December 2016
MakeVolvo Bus (listed as VOLVO BUS)
Manufacturer referenceC5148
Vehicles listed164

Models

ModelVehiclesBuilt fromBuilt to
B5LH16418 May 201615 December 2016

Concern

Engine may overheat

Defect, as DVSA words it

The Soft Ware applied during manufacture was incorrect for Medium Duty Engines. All heat temperature sensors are affected and are not functioning. The Heat Sensor function is lost and there is no warning to driver if temperature reaches specified limit. If the driver does not stop the vehicle as it starts to overheat it is possible for the engine to seize.

Remedy, as DVSA words it

Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and download updated software.

What changed since we first read it

Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates.

The same recall in other registers

No match found in the American, Canadian or European registers by manufacturer reference. A recall can exist abroad under a different reference; this site only claims a match when the reference agrees.

Check this recall on the DVSA service

Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 17 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read 15 times since. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA, Check vehicle recalls. CarsMultiverse is an independent site, not an authority: the official notice is the one on the DVSA service.

Volvo Bus elsewhere in this register

Volvo Bus is named on 124 notices in the copy of the DVSA’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.

The same concern: ENGINE MAY OVERHEAT

7 notices in this register name ENGINE MAY OVERHEAT. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.

Reading this against the source

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