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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":"21V682000","component":"SEAT BELTS","mfr":"Volvo Car USA, LLC","reported":"2021-09-01","owner_notified":"2021-10-12","units":19149,"summary":"Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2021 XC40, XC 40 Recharge, V60CC, V90, V90CC, XC90, and 2021-2022 V60, XC60, S60 vehicles.  The seat belt automatic locking retractors may deactivate early, which can prevent the child restraint system from securing properly.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection.\"","consequence":"An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect and replace the seat belt assemblies, as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed October 13, 2021.  Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-888-458-1552.  Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10111.","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":"R10111","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":3,"critical_count":1,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":69,"grade":"D","complaints":{"count":8,"crash":0,"fire":0,"injured":0,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Electrical System",4],["Unspecified",3],["Visibility/Wiper",3],["Service Brakes",2],["Engine",1],["Steering",1]],"by_year":{"2021":1,"2022":1,"2023":1,"2025":2,"2026":3},"excerpts":[["2026-08-19","Visibility/Wiper","The \"Maintenance Mode\" required to change the wiper blades malfunctioned, and the wipers- without the rubber blades attached- suddenly smashed onto the windshield, creating a large star crack/shatter, which spread across the entire windshield in two long cracks by the next day. If someone's hand had been in the path of\u2026"],["2026-02-27","Electrical System","The high voltage coolant heater failed. It will not heat when running solely on battery. Defrost therefore will not get warm to clear windshield"],["2025-11-29","Electrical System","2021 Volvo S60 T8 AWD, VIN [XXX] , ~71k miles Component: SUNROOF / DRAINAGE SYSTEM / ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Summary: Water entered the passenger compartment through clogged sunroof drain hoses and accumulated under the front passenger seat, causing catastrophic failure of wide angle module (WAM) and related electronic compo\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":8},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}