Volvo Car USA LLC: Forward Collision Avoidance › Automatic Emergency Braking
Volvo Car USA LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 12, 2020 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 121,605. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
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.
18 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Volvo S60 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 Volvo S90 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Volvo V60 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Volvo V60cc | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Volvo V90 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Volvo V90cc | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Volvo XC40 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 Volvo XC60 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Volvo XC90 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 Volvo S60 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 Volvo S90 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 Volvo V60 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Volvo V60cc | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Volvo V90 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Volvo V90cc | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Volvo XC40 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 Volvo XC60 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 Volvo XC90 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
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 20V144000.
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