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The second-row seat belt buckle and lower belt anchor bolts may not be tightened properly.","consequence":"An improperly tightened seat belt buckle may not restrain an occupant as intended, increasing their risk of injury during a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect and tighten the second-row seat belt buckle anchorage bolts, as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed January 19, 2024.  Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-800-458-1552.  Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10259.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"R10259","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"23V001000","component":"STEERING","mfr":"Volvo Car USA, LLC","reported":"2023-01-05","owner_notified":"2023-01-31","units":74,"summary":"Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2019-2022 V60CC, XC60, and XC90 vehicles.  During steering gear assembly, double screws may have been assembled on top of each other, which can cause a screw to fall into the gearbox housing.","consequence":"A screw inside the gearbox housing can cause the steering wheel to lock up and increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the steering gear, free of charge.  Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 1, 2023.  Owners may contact Volvo Car's customer service at 1-800-458-1552.  Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10213.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"R10213","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"21V414000","component":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP","mfr":"Volvo Car USA, LLC","reported":"2021-06-02","owner_notified":"2021-07-02","units":85550,"summary":"Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2019-2020 V90, XC60, S60, V60, V60CC, S90, V90CC, S90L, and XC90 vehicles.  The low-pressure fuel pump can blow a fuse and fail.","consequence":"Failure of the low-pressure fuel pump can cause a stall, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the fuse, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed July 2, 2021.  Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-888-458-1552.  Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10100.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"R10100","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"21V273000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE","mfr":"Volvo Car USA, LLC","reported":"2021-04-21","owner_notified":"2021-07-14","units":162,"summary":"Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2016-2020 XC90 Excellence vehicles.  Liquid or condensation on the rear seat control display may cause the front passenger seat to move back as far as possible.","consequence":"The rear passenger may become trapped by the front seat without the ability to cancel the seat's movement, increasing the risk of injury.","remedy":"Volvo Car will notify owners, and dealers will update the rear seat control display software, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed July 14, 2021.  Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-888-458-1552.  Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10093.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"R10093","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"minor"},{"campaign":"20V144000","component":"FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE:SOFTWARE:PEDESTRIAN/CYCLIST/OBJECT/OBSTACLE/ RECOGNITION","mfr":"Volvo Car USA LLC","reported":"2020-03-12","owner_notified":"2020-04-09","units":121605,"summary":"Volvo Cars USA LLC (Volvo Cars) is recalling certain 2019-2020 S60, V60, V60 Cross Country, S90L, V90, V90 Cross Country, XC40, XC60, and XC90 vehicles.  Due to a software/hardware incompatibility, the Automatic Emergency Brake (AEB) system may not detect obstacles and engage as intended.","consequence":"If the automatic emergency braking system does not engage as intended, it can increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will update the Active Safety Domain Master (ASDM) software, free of charge.  The recall began April 9, 2020.  Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552.  Volvo's number for this recall is R29998.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"R29998","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"minor"},{"campaign":"18V800000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE","mfr":"Volvo Car USA LLC","reported":"2018-11-13","owner_notified":"2018-12-26","units":17548,"summary":"Volvo Car USA LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Volvo XC90, S90, V60, V60 Cross Country, V90, XC40, XC60, and V90 Cross Country vehicles.  The software installed in the Vehicle Connectivity Module (VCM) may have an error causing the Telematics and Driver Support Systems to function improperly.  As a result, the GPS will not provide location information to emergency personnel in the event of an emergency.","consequence":"If the GPS location is not provided to emergency personnel it can inhibit emergency response in the event of a crash or injury.","remedy":"Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will correct the software, free of charge.  The recall began December 26, 2018.  Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552.  Volvo's number for this recall is R39917.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"R39917","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"minor"}],"recall_count":6,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":67,"grade":"D","complaints":{"count":41,"crash":2,"fire":3,"injured":8,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Electrical System",11],["Engine",9],["Unspecified",9],["Visibility",6],["Service Brakes",4],["Structure",4]],"by_year":{"2019":2,"2021":2,"2022":3,"2023":3,"2024":9,"2025":9,"2026":13},"excerpts":[["2026-01-02","Electrical System","Some back info: I keep the auto start/stop feature disabled. There are three identical incidents total. One about a year or two ago and two back to back a few weeks ago. The first time I was stopped at a drive through but in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153drive\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd with my foot on the brake. All of the sudden the car completely turns off. Screens \u2026"],["2025-12-10","Power Train","Upon driving a symbol with a turtle and engine cation sign flashed upon the dash displaying and reading reduced power train mode as this is being shown on dash the passenger next to me smelt smoke as we next seen smoke coming from the air conditioning system we immediately pulled over to the safest spot out of the ongo\u2026"],["2025-09-22","Service Brakes","While driving, the brakes completely failed without any warning. There were no signs, alerts, or symptoms prior to the failure. The braking ability was suddenly and entirely lost, creating an extremely dangerous situation. Upon inspection, it was determined that the brake booster had failed. This component failure dire\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"DP22005","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM","opened":"2023-01-27","closed":"2023-08-07","campaign":"22V063000","subject":"Pedestrian alert sounds","summary":"NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt"}],"ncap":[{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":5,"frontal":5,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.179,"seats":null,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":5,"frontal":5,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.179,"seats":null,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":5,"frontal":5,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.159,"seats":null,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV FWD","overall":null,"frontal":5,"side":5,"rollover":null,"rollover_risk":0.0,"seats":null,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":86,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":25,"ncap":5,"complaints":41},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}