Volvo S60, V60, XC60 (2017): Air bags
Recall 16V918000 · Dec 21, 2016 · Volvo Car USA LLC
376
vehicles affected
376
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16V918000
- Date
- Dec 21, 2016
- Maker
- Volvo Car USA LLC
- Units affected
- 376
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags
- Model years
- 2017
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Fire
What is wrong
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."
What can happen
If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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.
Vehicles covered
3 models, 3 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 16V918000?
3 models: Volvo S60 (2017), Volvo V60 (2017), Volvo XC60 (2017), about 376 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 16V918000?
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.
What can happen?
If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.