Volvo Car USA LLC: Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Volvo Car USA LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 2, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 74,027. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
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.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Volvo S60 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 Volvo S90 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 Volvo V60 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Volvo XC60 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 Volvo XC90 | 81 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
| 2016 Volvo S60 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 Volvo S90 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Volvo V60 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Volvo XC60 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 Volvo XC90 | 197 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 16V798000.
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