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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":"24V788000","component":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES","mfr":"Volvo Car USA, LLC","reported":"2024-10-23","owner_notified":"2024-12-17","units":291,"summary":"Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2020 S60, V60, S90I, XC60 and XC90 hybrid vehicles.  The pushrod screw joint, connecting to the brake pedal to the hydraulic brake unit, may be loose.","consequence":"A loose brake pedal can result in a loss of braking function, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will tighten the brake pedal pushrod screw joint, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed December 17, 2024.  Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-800-458-1552.  Volvo's number for this recall is R10289.","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 nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"R10289","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"23V001000","component":"STEERING","mfr":"Volvo Car USA, LLC","reported":"2023-01-05","owner_notified":"2023-01-31","units":74,"summary":"Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2019-2022 V60CC, XC60, and XC90 vehicles.  During steering gear assembly, double screws may have been assembled on top of each other, which can cause a screw to fall into the gearbox housing.","consequence":"A screw inside the gearbox housing can cause the steering wheel to lock up and increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the steering gear, free of charge.  Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 1, 2023.  Owners may contact Volvo Car's customer service at 1-800-458-1552.  Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10213.","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":"R10213","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"21V716000","component":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","mfr":"Volvo Car USA, LLC","reported":"2021-09-15","owner_notified":"2021-10-22","units":9,"summary":"Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2021 S90L, 2020-2021 XC60, and XC90 vehicles.  An improperly welded rotor and shaft may separate within the integrated brake system.","consequence":"Separation of the rotor and shaft may cause a reduction in braking assistance and a loss of the Antilock Brake System (ABS) and Electronic Stability Control (ESC), increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the hydraulic unit, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed October 22, 2021.  Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-888-458-1552.  Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10120.","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":"R10120","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":"20V503000","component":"VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES","mfr":"Volvo Car USA LLC","reported":"2020-08-25","owner_notified":"2020-09-29","units":87226,"summary":"Volvo Car of N.A., LLC (Volvo Cars) is recalling certain 2018-2020 XC60 vehicles.  The nuts that secure the front wipers may not have been sufficiently tightened, possibly causing the wipers to not function properly.","consequence":"The risk of the front wiper arms nut fixation to loosen and not holding the arm in correct position, the wiper function could be reduced and vision could be impaired, thus increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Volvo Car will notify owners, and dealers will tighten the nuts holding the front windshield wiper arms in position, free of charge.  The recall began September 29, 2020.  Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-800-458-1552.  Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10044.","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":"R10044","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":7,"critical_count":1,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":42,"grade":"F","complaints":{"count":23,"crash":0,"fire":0,"injured":2,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Electrical System",9],["Unspecified",5],["Service Brakes",4],["Air Bags",2],["Engine",2],["Wheels",2]],"by_year":{"2020":3,"2021":2,"2022":4,"2023":3,"2024":4,"2025":2,"2026":5},"excerpts":[["2026-08-22","Fuel/Propulsion System","On July 28, 2026, while driving my 2020 Volvo XC60 T8 Polestar Engineered, the vehicle repeatedly displayed \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Hybrid system failure \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Service required,\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd together with the check-engine light and hybrid/battery warning indicators. The warning repeatedly reappeared while the vehicle was being driven. I brought the ve\u2026"],["2026-06-19","Electrical System","Recall identified over a year ago during Q1 2025. Manufacturer and dealer have failed to provide appropriate updates for the repair, and no ETA has been given for repair. The only direction received from manufacturer and dealer was to not plug in the vehicle until the recall is completed. So as it stands, I paid for a \u2026"],["2026-06-09","Electrical System","The seal on my 2020 Volvo XC60 moonroof allowed water to leak under the floorboards. My car is only 6 years old. We had a lot of rain over a short period and I noticed the sound of water sloshing around under the floor. Nothing was wet inside the car. My Check Engine light came on as well. I took it to the Volvo servic\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":[{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":5,"frontal":5,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.147,"seats":5,"fcw":"No","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":5,"frontal":5,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.147,"seats":5,"fcw":"No","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV FWD","overall":5,"frontal":5,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.155,"seats":5,"fcw":"No","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":87,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":27,"ncap":5,"complaints":23},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}