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The high-voltage battery may experience a short circuit within the battery module when the battery is fully charged and the vehicle is parked.","consequence":"A short circuit in a high-voltage battery increases the risk of a fire.","remedy":"Owners are advised not to charge their vehicles until the remedy has been completed.  Dealers will inspect and replace the high-voltage battery module as necessary.  In addition, dealers will update the software to monitor the battery.  All repairs will be performed free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed May 28, 2025.  Owners may contact Volvo Car's customer service at 1-800-458-1552.  Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10312.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or go to nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"R10312","initiated_by":"ODI","variants":[],"severity":"critical"},{"campaign":"23V780000","component":"AIR BAGS:FRONTAL","mfr":"Volvo Car USA, LLC","reported":"2023-11-21","owner_notified":"2024-01-05","units":346,"summary":"Volvo Car USA, LLC. (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2019-2024 S60 vehicles.  The passenger air bag may not be secured properly, which can cause the air bag to deploy improperly.","consequence":"An air bag that does not deploy properly in a crash increases the risk of injury.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect and tighten the bolts securing the passenger air bag, as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed January 5, 2024.  Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-800-458-1552.  Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10254.","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.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"R10254","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"21V414000","component":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP","mfr":"Volvo Car USA, LLC","reported":"2021-06-02","owner_notified":"2021-07-02","units":85550,"summary":"Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2019-2020 V90, XC60, S60, V60, V60CC, S90, V90CC, S90L, and XC90 vehicles.  The low-pressure fuel pump can blow a fuse and fail.","consequence":"Failure of the low-pressure fuel pump can cause a stall, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the fuse, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed July 2, 2021.  Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-888-458-1552.  Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10100.","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.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"R10100","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"20V144000","component":"FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE:SOFTWARE:PEDESTRIAN/CYCLIST/OBJECT/OBSTACLE/ RECOGNITION","mfr":"Volvo Car USA LLC","reported":"2020-03-12","owner_notified":"2020-04-09","units":121605,"summary":"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.","consequence":"If the automatic emergency braking system does not engage as intended, it can increase the risk of a crash.","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.","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":"R29998","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"minor"}],"recall_count":4,"critical_count":1,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":66,"grade":"D","complaints":{"count":11,"crash":1,"fire":0,"injured":0,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Service Brakes",5],["Forward Collision Avoidance",4],["Electrical System",3],["Steering",3],["Suspension",2],["Vehicle Speed Control",2]],"by_year":{"2020":1,"2021":5,"2022":1,"2025":2,"2026":2},"excerpts":[["2026-08-22","Electrical System","On two separate occasions in the past two months June 6 and Aug. 15, this vehicle experienced a severe unintended engine surge / unintended acceleration event while at a complete stop with my foot firmly on the brake. On both occasions, the engine RPMs spiked above 1,000 RPM, forcing the vehicle to pull heavily against\u2026"],["2025-01-23","Service Brakes","The car has \u00e2\u20ac\u0153detected\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd a crash many times and automatically stopped even on the highway. It jerks and to slam on the brakes and then keeps going. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s very dangerous and I have a strong theory it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the model in general and not an isolated situation with my car."],["2025-01-02","Forward Collision Avoidance","The contact owns a 2020 Volvo S60. The contact stated that while at a stop light, the vehicle erroneously drove forward and crashed into a second vehicle. The contact indicate that during the crash the collision avoidance feature did not activate. No injuries were reported. A police report was taken at the scene and th\u2026"]]},"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":30,"ncap":null,"complaints":11},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}