The defect
Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo Trucks) is recalling certain 2019-2024 VN and VHD vehicles. The passenger side bench seat may be inadequately attached to the floor. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 207, "Seating Systems" and 210, "Seatbelt Assembly Anchorage."
The risk
The attachment points may fail, allowing the bench seat to shift and increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the weld nut with two nuts and a washer, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed February 29, 2024. Owners may contact Volvo Trucks customer service at 1-800-528-6586. Volvo Trucks number for this recall is RVXX2312.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volvo VHD | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Volvo VN | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
Components: SEATS:CRITICAL FASTENERS
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 VHD | 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| Volvo VHD | 2020 | 0 | 5 |
| Volvo VHD | 2021 | 0 | 6 |
| Volvo VHD | 2022 | 0 | 5 |
| Volvo VHD | 2023 | 0 | 5 |
| Volvo VHD | 2024 | 0 | 8 |
| Volvo VN | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Volvo VN | 2020 | 5 | 2 |
| Volvo VN | 2021 | 3 | 2 |
| Volvo VN | 2022 | 0 | 6 |
| Volvo VN | 2023 | 0 | 9 |
| Volvo VN | 2024 | 2 | 7 |
Other seats recalls in 2023
21 of the 894 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2023 concerned the seats; Volvo Trucks North America filed 105 campaigns in all.
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| 23V708000 19 Oct 2023 | Lucid USA, Inc. |
| 23V606000 30 Aug 2023 | Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. |
| 23V475000 11 Jul 2023 | Prevost Car (US) Inc. |
| 23V414000 8 Jun 2023 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 23V386000 31 May 2023 | Bentley Motors, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2023