NHTSA Campaign 20V681000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 20V681000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module. The repair is free.
Volvo Car USA LLC filed the report for 20V681000 with NHTSA on November 4, 2020; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 20V681000, NHTSA lists up to 54,124 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 20V681000 were scheduled from April 20, 2021, 167 days after the report.
20V681000 covers 2 models from Volvo, model years 2001–2003.
Owners of the model years 20V681000 covers have filed at least 11 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 20V681000 vehicles, the 2003 Volvo S60 has the most (8).
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V681000 ranks 5 of 8 Volvo Car USA LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 20V681000, Volvo Car USA LLC has 2 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 20V681000 was 17V127000, reported on March 1, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volvo Car USA LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2001-2003 S80 and S60 vehicles sold or ever registered in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The driver side frontal air bag inflator may rupture, sending metal fragments into the passage compartment, when the driver side air bag is deployed.
- The risk
- Metal fragments can strike vehicle occupants increasing the risk of serious injury or death.
- The fix
- Volvo Car will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver side air bag module, free of charge. The recall began April 20, 2021. Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10058.
Reported November 4, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V681000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V681000, 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 4, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted