NHTSA Campaign 10V564000
AIR BAGS
NHTSA campaign 10V564000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags. The repair is free.
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC filed the report for 10V564000 with NHTSA on November 10, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V564000, NHTSA lists up to 58 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 15, 2008 and May 31, 2010.
The 10V564000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V564000 were scheduled from December 9, 2010, 29 days after the report.
10V564000 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2010.
Owners of the model years 10V564000 covers have filed at least 4 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V564000 ranks 52 of 54 VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V564000, VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC has 2 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 10V564000 was 10V489000, reported on October 13, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VOLVO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 XC60 VEHICLES. THE CURTAIN AIR BAGS MAY HAVE BEEN MIS-ASSEMBLED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THIS MAY CAUSE AN AIR BAG TO NOT DEPLOY OR NOT DEPLOY AS INTENDED.
- The risk
- IF THE CURTAIN AIR BAG DOES NOT PERFORM AS INTENDED IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH NECESSITATING DEPLOYMENT OF THAT AIR BAG, IT MAY NOT PROPERLY PROTECT THE OCCUPANT, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURIES.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE LEFT AND RIGHT CURTAIN AIR BAG ASSEMBLY AND ADJUST IF NECESSARY. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 9, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552 OR AT [email protected].
- Notes
- VOLVO SAFETY RECALL NO. R233.
Reported November 10, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V564000 (1)
Volvo (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V564000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: November 10, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted