Volvo Car USA, LLC: Air Bags › Frontal › Driver Side › Inflator Module
Volvo Car USA, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 14, 2021 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 194,546. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
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.
14 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Volvo V70 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 Volvo XC70 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Volvo V70 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 Volvo XC70 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Volvo V70 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 Volvo XC70 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 Volvo V70 | 84 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2004 Volvo XC70 | 101 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 Volvo V70 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 Volvo XC70 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 Volvo V70 | 76 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| 2002 Volvo XC70 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 Volvo V70 | 221 | 9 | 2 | 8 |
| 2001 Volvo XC70 | 66 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
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 21V800000.
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