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NHTSA Campaign 20V378000

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

NHTSA campaign 20V378000 covers 43 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: front. The repair is free.

Volvo Car USA LLC filed the report for 20V378000 with NHTSA on June 30, 2020; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 20V378000, NHTSA lists up to 308,260 potentially affected vehicles.

Owner notification letters for 20V378000 were scheduled from December 10, 2020, 163 days after the report.

20V378000 covers 7 models from Volvo, model years 2007–2018.

Owners of the model years 20V378000 covers have filed at least 41 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.

Among the 20V378000 vehicles, the 2012 Volvo S60 has the most (9).

By potentially affected vehicles, 20V378000 ranks 1 of 8 Volvo Car USA LLC recalls on this site.

Besides 20V378000, Volvo Car USA LLC has 1 other recall on the seat belts on this site; the one before 20V378000 was 16V798000, reported on November 2, 2016.

What this recall covers

The defect
Volvo Cars of N.A., LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain 2008-2016 V70 and XC70, 2007-2016 S80, 2011-2018 S60 and V60, 2016-2018 S60 Cross Country, 2014-2020 S60L, 2009-2015 S80L, 2009-2016 XC60 and 2015-2018 V60 Cross Country vehicles. The flexible steel cable that connects the seat belt to the front outboard seating positions may fatigue over time, causing the seat belt to not secure the occupant in the event of a crash.
The risk
An unsecured occupant has an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The fix
Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will replace the seat belt anchor cable for both front seats. The recall began December 10, 2020. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R10029.

Reported June 30, 2020

Vehicles covered by 20V378000 (43)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V378000, 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: June 30, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted