NHTSA Campaign 16V918000
AIR BAGS
NHTSA campaign 16V918000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags. The repair is free.
Volvo Car USA LLC filed the report for 16V918000 with NHTSA on December 21, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V918000, NHTSA lists up to 376 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 16, 2016 and October 21, 2016.
The 16V918000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V918000 were scheduled from February 13, 2017, 54 days after the report.
16V918000 covers 3 models from Volvo, model years 2017.
Owners of the model years 16V918000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V918000 vehicles, the 2017 Volvo XC60 has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V918000 ranks 7 of 8 Volvo Car USA LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 16V918000, Volvo Car USA LLC has 2 other recalls on the air bags on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- 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.
Reported December 21, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V918000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V918000, 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: December 21, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted