The defect
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.
The risk
If the automatic emergency braking system does not engage as intended, it can increase the risk of a crash.
The 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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volvo S60 | 2019, 2020 |
| Volvo S90 | 2019, 2020 |
| Volvo V60 | 2019, 2020 |
| Volvo V60CC | 2019, 2020 |
| Volvo V90 | 2019, 2020 |
| Volvo V90CC | 2019, 2020 |
| Volvo XC40 | 2019, 2020 |
| Volvo XC60 | 2019, 2020 |
| Volvo XC90 | 2019, 2020 |
Components: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE:SOFTWARE:PEDESTRIAN/CYCLIST/OBJECT/OBSTACLE/ RECOGNITION
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 | 2019 | 25 | 4 |
| Volvo S60 | 2020 | 12 | 4 |
| Volvo S90 | 2019 | 3 | 4 |
| Volvo S90 | 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| Volvo V60 | 2019 | 2 | 3 |
| Volvo V60 | 2020 | 8 | 3 |
| Volvo V60CC | 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| Volvo V60CC | 2020 | 4 | 3 |
| Volvo V90 | 2019 | 1 | 3 |
| Volvo V90 | 2020 | 1 | 2 |
| Volvo V90CC | 2019 | 1 | 3 |
| Volvo V90CC | 2020 | 4 | 2 |
| Volvo XC40 | 2019 | 30 | 4 |
| Volvo XC40 | 2020 | 12 | 1 |
| Volvo XC60 | 2019 | 37 | 8 |
| Volvo XC60 | 2020 | 22 | 6 |
| Volvo XC90 | 2019 | 42 | 6 |
| Volvo XC90 | 2020 | 34 | 7 |
Other forward collision avoidance recalls in 2020
5 of the 782 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2020 concerned the forward collision avoidance; Volvo Car USA LLC filed 20 campaigns in all.
| 20V672000 30 Oct 2020 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 20V436000 28 Jul 2020 | Kia Motors America |
| 20V306000 27 May 2020 | Ford Motor Company |
| 20V262000 8 May 2020 | Ford Motor Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2020