Air bagsRecall 16V-918 · Volvo vehicles
Volvo Car USA LLC recall 16V-918 covers 376 Volvo vehicles for a air bags problem, reported to NHTSA on December 21, 2016. The manufacturer's latest report (2018 Q2) shows 96% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 16V918000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by the manufacturer.
The problem
Volvo Car USA LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2017 S60 and S60 Cross Country, V60 and V60 Cross Country, and XC60 vehicles manufactured August 16, 2016, through October 21, 2016. The affected vehicles have driver and front passenger seat side mounted side air bags (SAB) with inflator initiators that may fail to ignite during a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection" and number 214, "Side Impact Protection."
The risk
If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.
The fix
Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the front seat side air bags, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on February 13, 2017. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R89712.
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.
Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
How fast cars are being fixed
96%repaired
Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA. 8 vehicles were listed as unreachable.