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Volvo B8RLE recalls

DVSA has published 4 safety recalls that name the Volvo B8RLE since 2017, 2 of them since 2020. Between them they cover at least 8,988 UK vehicles of this model.

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All Volvo B8RLE recalls, newest first

  1. B5TL, B8RLE · the electric pump inverter shuts off when the ignition is switched off even if the vehicle is moving

    12 Feb 2020 · R/2020/101

    The Electric Steering Pump inverter shuts off when the ignition is switched off even if the vehicle is moving.

    Fix: Change to wiring to keep the EHPS function on when the vehicle is moving with ignition switched off.

    1,058 vehicles · built 17 Jun 2013 to 31 Aug 2018

  2. B5LH, B5TL, B8RLE · the electric steering pump inverter shuts off when the ignition is switched off even if the vehicle is moving

    12 Feb 2020 · R/2020/051

    The Electric Steering Pump inverter shuts off when the ignition is switched off even if the vehicle is moving.

    Fix: Change the steering pump wiring.

    2,456 vehicles · built 17 Jun 2013 to 31 Aug 2018

  3. B5LH, B5TL, B8RLE · loss of power assistance to steering

    29 Jan 2018 · R/2018/083

    In certain cases a driver may experience sudden loss of power assistance to the steering due to voltage irregularities in the Electro Hydraulic Power Steering (EHPS) system.

    Fix: This is a further action to a previous recall. On affected vehicles the invertor software is to be further updated to cope with voltage spikes / drops and to improve fault tracing. The braided earth cable will also be replaced by a copper cable to ensure the invertor earthing is secured.

    2,793 vehicles · built 19 Jul 2010 to 28 Nov 2017

  4. B5LH, B5TL, B8RLE · loss of power assistance to steering

    30 Oct 2017 · R/2017/303

    The driver may experience sudden loss of power assistance to the steering due to voltage irregularities in the Electro Hydraulic Power Steering system. The driver will have to apply increased effort to steer the vehicle.

    Fix: Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and download new software to the inverter which can cope with voltage spikes and/or drops.

    2,681 vehicles · built 19 Jul 2010 to 25 Oct 2017

Other Volvo models

Source: DVSA recalls register, check-vehicle-recalls.service.gov.uk, copy dated 6 Sep 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. A recall is listed here when DVSA names this model in it; the build dates on each recall say which cars it covers, and a registration check confirms your own.