Volvo Car USA, LLC: Air Bags › Frontal › Driver Side › Inflator Module
Volvo Car USA, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 30, 2021 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 259,383. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2001-2006 S80 and 2001-2009 S60 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 November 29, 2021. Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R10125.
15 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Volvo S60 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 Volvo S60 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007 Volvo S60 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 Volvo S60 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 Volvo S80 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 Volvo S60 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Volvo S80 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 Volvo S60 | 198 | 6 | 12 | 12 |
| 2004 Volvo S80 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 2003 Volvo S60 | 120 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 Volvo S80 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 Volvo S60 | 186 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
| 2002 Volvo S80 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2001 Volvo S60 | 223 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| 2001 Volvo S80 | 164 | 8 | 2 | 7 |
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 21V766000.
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