The defect
Volvo Cars USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2001-2007 V70 and XC70 vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
The risk
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the driver's air bag, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 14, 2021. Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-888-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10136.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volvo V70 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Volvo XC70 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
Components: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
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 V70 | 2001 | 221 | 8 |
| Volvo V70 | 2002 | 76 | 6 |
| Volvo V70 | 2003 | 32 | 5 |
| Volvo V70 | 2004 | 84 | 5 |
| Volvo V70 | 2005 | 21 | 3 |
| Volvo V70 | 2006 | 21 | 3 |
| Volvo V70 | 2007 | 7 | 2 |
| Volvo XC70 | 2001 | 66 | 5 |
| Volvo XC70 | 2002 | 35 | 4 |
| Volvo XC70 | 2003 | 24 | 4 |
| Volvo XC70 | 2004 | 101 | 3 |
| Volvo XC70 | 2005 | 27 | 2 |
| Volvo XC70 | 2006 | 18 | 2 |
| Volvo XC70 | 2007 | 25 | 2 |
Other air bags recalls in 2021
65 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the air bags; Volvo Car USA, LLC filed 34 campaigns in all.
| 21V980000 16 Dec 2021 | Ford Motor Company |
| 21V925000 24 Nov 2021 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 21V923000 24 Nov 2021 | Ford Motor Company |
| 21V892000 17 Nov 2021 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 21V874000 10 Nov 2021 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 21V873000 10 Nov 2021 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 21V868000 9 Nov 2021 | Tesla, Inc. |
| 21V860000 5 Nov 2021 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021