NHTSA Campaign 16V798000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 16V798000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: front: buckle assembly. The repair is free.
Volvo Car USA LLC filed the report for 16V798000 with NHTSA on November 2, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V798000, NHTSA lists up to 74,027 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 16, 2015 and August 22, 2016.
The 16V798000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V798000 were scheduled from December 16, 2016, 44 days after the report.
16V798000 covers 3 models from Volvo, model years 2016–2017.
Owners of the model years 16V798000 covers have filed at least 10 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V798000 vehicles, the 2016 Volvo XC60 has the most (6).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V798000 ranks 4 of 8 Volvo Car USA LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 16V798000, Volvo Car USA LLC has 1 other recall on the seat belts on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volvo Car USA LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 XC90, S90, XC60, V60 Cross Country, V60, S60 Cross Country, S60, and S60 Inscription vehicles manufactured February 16, 2015, to August 22, 2016. On the affected vehicles, the front passenger seat belt buckle attaching stud may loosen, allowing the buckle to separate from the seat belt bracket. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages" and number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
- The risk
- If the seat belt buckle separates from the bracket, the front seat passenger may not be adequately restrained in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury in the event of a crash.
- The fix
- Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front passenger seat belt buckle stud, replacing the seat belt buckle as needed, free of charge. The recall began January 2017. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R89708.
Reported November 2, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V798000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V798000, 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 2, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted