The defect
Volvo Car USA LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 XC90, S90, XC60, V60 Cross Country, V60, S60 Cross Country, S60, and S60 Inscription vehicles manufactured February 16, 2015, to August 22, 2016. On the affected vehicles, the front passenger seat belt buckle attaching stud may loosen, allowing the buckle to separate from the seat belt bracket. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages" and number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
The risk
If the seat belt buckle separates from the bracket, the front seat passenger may not be adequately restrained in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The remedy
Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front passenger seat belt buckle stud, replacing the seat belt buckle as needed, free of charge. The recall began January 2017. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R89708.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volvo S60 | 2016, 2017 |
| Volvo S90 | 2016, 2017 |
| Volvo V60 | 2016, 2017 |
| Volvo XC60 | 2016, 2017 |
| Volvo XC90 | 2016, 2017 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volvo S60 | 2016 | 26 | 4 |
| Volvo S60 | 2017 | 17 | 5 |
| Volvo S90 | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| Volvo S90 | 2017 | 8 | 4 |
| Volvo V60 | 2016 | 14 | 4 |
| Volvo V60 | 2017 | 3 | 6 |
| Volvo XC60 | 2016 | 38 | 3 |
| Volvo XC60 | 2017 | 16 | 4 |
| Volvo XC90 | 2016 | 197 | 8 |
| Volvo XC90 | 2017 | 80 | 7 |
Other seat belts recalls in 2016
24 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the seat belts; Volvo Car USA LLC filed 20 campaigns in all.
| 16V942000 29 Dec 2016 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 16V955000 29 Dec 2016 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 16V940000 28 Dec 2016 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 16V875000 5 Dec 2016 | Ford Motor Company |
| 16V853000 28 Nov 2016 | Midwest Automotive Designs, LLC |
| 16V829000 16 Nov 2016 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 16V747000 17 Oct 2016 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 16V711000 5 Oct 2016 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016