The defect
Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2021 XC40, XC 40 Recharge, V60CC, V90, V90CC, XC90, and 2021-2022 V60, XC60, S60 vehicles. The seat belt automatic locking retractors may deactivate early, which can prevent the child restraint system from securing properly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
The risk
An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the seat belt assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 13, 2021. Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-888-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10111.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volvo S60 | 2021, 2022 |
| Volvo V60 | 2021, 2022 |
| Volvo V60CC | 2021 |
| Volvo V90 | 2021 |
| Volvo V90CC | 2021 |
| Volvo XC40 | 2021 |
| Volvo XC60 | 2021, 2022 |
| Volvo XC90 | 2021 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR | SEAT BELTS | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
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 | 2021 | 8 | 3 |
| Volvo S60 | 2022 | 15 | 4 |
| Volvo V60 | 2021 | 1 | 3 |
| Volvo V60 | 2022 | 0 | 3 |
| Volvo V60CC | 2021 | 2 | 3 |
| Volvo V90 | 2021 | 1 | 2 |
| Volvo V90CC | 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| Volvo XC40 | 2021 | 52 | 5 |
| Volvo XC60 | 2021 | 49 | 5 |
| Volvo XC60 | 2022 | 75 | 6 |
| Volvo XC90 | 2021 | 40 | 6 |
Other seat belts recalls in 2021
42 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the seat belts; Volvo Car USA, LLC filed 34 campaigns in all.
| 21V979000 16 Dec 2021 | Ford Motor Company |
| 21V958000 9 Dec 2021 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 21V900000 18 Nov 2021 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 21V889000 17 Nov 2021 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 21V893000 17 Nov 2021 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 21V680000 5 Nov 2021 | Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. |
| 21V811000 15 Oct 2021 | Ford Motor Company |
| 21V796000 13 Oct 2021 | Hyundai Motor America |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021