# 3848965 Starter Motor | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta starter motor from the Starting System group, weighing 4.03 kg and listed for 20 applications across D-series engines. It supersedes part number 3801204, which was catalogued as a remanufactured starter motor.

## 🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta D3-110I-B
-   Volvo Penta D3-110I-C
-   Volvo Penta D3-130I-C
-   Volvo Penta D3-130A-A
-   Volvo Penta D3-160A-A
-   Volvo Penta D3-130A-B
-   Volvo Penta D3-160A-B
-   Volvo Penta D3-130A-C
-   Volvo Penta D3-160A-C
-   Volvo Penta D3-190A-B
-   Volvo Penta D3-190A-C
-   Volvo Penta D3-190I-A
-   Volvo Penta D3-110I-A
-   Volvo Penta D3-130I-A
-   Volvo Penta D3-160I-A
-   Volvo Penta D3-160I-C
-   Volvo Penta D3-190I-B
-   Volvo Penta D3-190I-C
-   Volvo Penta D3-130I-B
-   Volvo Penta D3-160I-B

-   **Engine Family:** D
-   **HP Range:** 110-190 HP

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   4.03 kg
-   Supersedes 3801204, catalogued earlier as a remanufactured starter motor
-   Starting System group
-   20 applications across D-series engines

## 🔌 Function

Cranks the engine by driving its pinion into the flywheel ring gear and turning it fast enough to fire.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Slow, laboured cranking, often worse when hot
-   Solenoid clicks but the engine does not turn
-   Grinding or whirring as the pinion engages
-   Starter spins without engaging, or stays engaged after firing
-   Burnt smell and hot cables or terminals after cranking

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Because the number it replaces was listed as a remanufactured unit, confirm on ordering whether the current part is supplied new or remanufactured
-   Check the battery condition, main cables and earth strap before condemning a starter - most slow cranking is supply, not motor
-   Inspect the flywheel ring gear teeth for damage before fitting, and isolate the batteries while the starter is off

## 🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

### OEM Supersession Chain

-   3848965 → Supersedes 3801204 → Supersedes 3803646

### OEM / Related Numbers

-   3801204 earlier number superseded by this part
-   3803646 earlier number superseded by this part

### Other-Brand OEM Numbers

-   Bosch: 0 001 109 252

### Aftermarket / Verified Equivalents

-   Arrowhead: SBO0312
-   Cargo: 113303
-   J&N Electrical Products: 410-24222
-   Lester: 32638
-   Recmar: REC3848965

## 📦 Condition

-   Genuine Volvo Penta part
-   Brand new
-   Supplied in original or equivalent packaging

## Details

- **Price:** 953.37 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Starters & Starting
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 953.37 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 3848965 Starter Motor | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/3848965-starter-motor-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-10-09