Volvo Recalls 2017 S60, V60, and XC60 for Side Air Bag Defect
Volvo is recalling 2017 S60, V60, and XC60 vehicles because side air bag inflator initiators may fail to ignite during a crash, preventing deployment.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a safety-critical component (air bags) that may fail to deploy, increasing the risk of injury, but the source text does not report any specific injuries or fatalities, fitting the 'High' criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Volvo Car USA LLC is recalling certain model year 2017 S60, S60 Cross Country, V60, V60 Cross Country, and XC60 vehicles manufactured between August 16, 2016, and October 21, 2016. The affected vehicles have driver and front passenger seat side-mounted side air bags with inflator initiators that may fail to ignite during a crash. This defect causes the vehicles to fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 208 and 214.
If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the air bag will not deploy, which increases the risk of injury to occupants. The recall is expected to begin on February 13, 2017.
Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the front seat side air bags free of charge. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
The recalled product
- Product
- VOLVO V60, XC60, S60
- Brand
- VOLVO
- Manufacturer
- Volvo Car USA LLC
- Category
- Vehicle — Air Bags
- Affected units
- 376
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (3)
- V60
- XC60
- S60
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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