Volvo Air Bags: Side/Window

Volvo is recalling about 10,476 vehicles over a problem with the air bags. If the IC air bags do not deploy properly in the event of a crash, the vehicle occupants have an increased risk of injury.

Campaign
17V104000
Manufacturer
Volvo Car USA LLC
Reported
16 February 2017
Vehicles
10,476
Built between
Nov 2016 – Jan 2017
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
14 April 2017
Repaired
100%
Unrepaired
52

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 2016 and January 2017. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2017 Volvo S90Built November 2016 to January 2017
  • 2017 Volvo V90CCBuilt November 2016 to January 2017
  • 2017 Volvo XC90Built November 2016 to January 2017

Repair progress

52 of 10,476 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2018.

100% repaired — 10,424 of 10,476 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Volvo Car USA LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain 2017 XC90, S90, and V90 Cross Country vehicles. The bolts that secure the Inflatable Curtain (IC) air bags in place may break, possibly resulting in the IC air bag deploying improperly in the event of a crash. As, such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 226, "Ejection Mitigation."

What could happen

If the IC air bags do not deploy properly in the event of a crash, the vehicle occupants have an increased risk of injury.

What gets fixed

Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the bolts, as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin April 1, 2017.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtNovember 2016 to January 2017
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA16 February 2017
  3. Owners notified14 April 2017
  4. Latest repair reportQ3 2018 — 100% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 16 February 2017.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R89714.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
R89714
Recalling manufacturer
Volvo Car USA LLC
Safety standard
FMVSS 226
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional 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.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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