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The driver and passenger front seat rail rear flange nuts may not have been installed during assembly.","consequence":"If the nuts are missing, in the event of a crash, the front seat structure and position may be affected, increasing the risk of injury.","remedy":"Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front seat rails for missing flange nuts, installing them as necessary, free of charge.  The recall began May 7, 2019.  Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552.  Volvo's number for this recall is R19931.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"R19931","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"18V800000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE","mfr":"Volvo Car USA LLC","reported":"2018-11-13","owner_notified":"2018-12-26","units":17548,"summary":"Volvo Car USA LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Volvo XC90, S90, V60, V60 Cross Country, V90, XC40, XC60, and V90 Cross Country vehicles.  The software installed in the Vehicle Connectivity Module (VCM) may have an error causing the Telematics and Driver Support Systems to function improperly.  As a result, the GPS will not provide location information to emergency personnel in the event of an emergency.","consequence":"If the GPS location is not provided to emergency personnel it can inhibit emergency response in the event of a crash or injury.","remedy":"Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will correct the software, free of charge.  The recall began December 26, 2018.  Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552.  Volvo's number for this recall is R39917.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"R39917","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"minor"}],"recall_count":2,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":89,"grade":"B","complaints":{"count":16,"crash":0,"fire":0,"injured":0,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Unspecified",4],["Electrical System",4],["Latches/Locks/Linkages",3],["Wheels",2],["Tires",2],["Fuel/Propulsion System",1]],"by_year":{"2018":1,"2019":2,"2020":1,"2021":1,"2022":3,"2023":1,"2024":1,"2025":3,"2026":3},"excerpts":[["2026-07-31","Air Bags","Volvo is aware of a major safety issue that has to do with the drain hose of AC. They have issued a recall on models 2016 and 2017 and produced replacement parts.My car was purchased in 2017, but is a 2018. I have had the AC hose leak into my passenger compartment and cause my filter behind my glove box to be soaking w\u2026"],["2026-05-03","Forward Collision Avoidance","ISSUE 1 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c VOLVO ON CALL / VCM \"SERVICE REQUIRED\" MESSAGE: My vehicle has displayed a persistent \"Volvo On Call Service Required\" error message in the Driver Information Module (DIM) for over one year. This is directly covered by: \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Volvo Technical Journal TJ 36916.1.0 (NHTSA ID: MC-10253788), issued April 2024 \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 \u2026"],["2026-02-11","Wheels","There is a great deal of vibration at highway speeds. It has been like this since I purchased the car."]]},"investigations":[{"action":"DP22005","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM","opened":"2023-01-27","closed":"2023-08-07","campaign":"22V063000","subject":"Pedestrian alert sounds","summary":"NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt"}],"ncap":[],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":29,"ncap":null,"complaints":16},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}